A fire partly destroyed Tyson Foods’ beef plant in Holcomb, Kan., on Aug. 9.

Poultry Products Northeast (PPNE), Hooksett, N.H., unveiled its new name—Prime Source Foods.

Délimax-Montpak, Canada, acquired Canada-based Viandes Forget to grow its processing capacity and enter the local beef market.

JBS USA, Greeley, Colo., announced a $95 million expansion project at its Grand Island, Neb., beef production facility.

Cargill, Minneapolis, introduced new chub packaging for its Our Certified line of ground beef products.

Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest almost $300 million to build a food production plant in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Major food and retail companies, cattle producers, veterinarians, scientists and non-governmental organizations jointly adopted the U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework, what is said to be the first-ever resource to demonstrate U.S. beef sustainability across the full value-chain.

Farmcrowdy Group, owner of digital agriculture platform Farmcrowdy and the newly launched Farmgate Africa, an online agro-commodity aggregator, announced a strategic partnership with Best Foods Livestock and Poultry Ltd.

Kiolbassa Smoked Meats, San Antonio, Texas, is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the opening of a new production line.

Central Valley Meat Co., Inc., Hanford, Calif., announced plans to acquire Harris Farms, Inc., Coalinga, Calif., including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Harris Feeding Co. and Harris Ranch Beef Co.