Cargill, Wichita, Kan., and Faccenda Foods, UK, formed a joint venture to create a leading UK food company focused on chicken, turkey and duck in the retail and foodservice sectors.

Canada-based Brome Lake Ducks acquired the former Viande Laroche beef plant, located in the Eastern Township municipality of Asbestos, for $30 million.

The Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel reported that duck processor Maple Leaf Farms, Milford, Ind., expects by October to relocate its corporate headquarters to a renovated former elementary school in Leesburg, Ind.