West Liberty Foods LLC, an Iowa-based private label manufacturer and foodservice supplier, announced today that the assets to be acquired from Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger will operate under the name Liberty Free Range Poultry LLC. The company has hired Gerald Lessard as President of the new subsidiary, with an expected closing date on or before April 28, 2017.
Recently the company announced that it was acquiring the assets of Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger including both the breeding stock and processing plant assets to allow West Liberty Foods to produce free range, slow growth chickens.