Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands announce definitive merger agreement Industry News July 2, 2014 No Comments The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $8.55 billion, including Hillshire Brands’ outstanding net debt.Read More
Pinnacle Foods breaks off proposed merger with Hillshire Brands Industry News July 1, 2014 No Comments Hillshire Board will now review the Tyson Foods acquisition offer.Read More
Hormel acquires Muscle Milk maker Industry News July 1, 2014 No Comments CytoSport’s brands align with the company’s focus on protein while further diversifying the Hormel Foods portfolio.Read More
West Liberty Foods purchases Quantum Foods assets Industry News June 24, 2014 No Comments West Liberty Foods expects to start up meat processing operations at the Bolingbrook location within the next 30 days.Read More
Ruiz Foods acquires manufacturing facility in Florence, South Carolina Industry News June 3, 2014 No Comments The company plans to begin manufacturing a variety of its nationally distributed El Monterey and Tornados products in 2015.Read More
Our take: Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride battle for Hillshire Brands May 29, 2014 No Comments Andy Hanacek offers his thoughts on the roller-coaster battle royal for Hillshire Brands, and how he thinks Pilgrim’s Pride would benefit more from the acquisition, in this special edition of From the Editor’s Desk.Read More
Tyson makes bid for Hillshire Brands Industry News May 29, 2014 No Comments Announcement comes one day after Pilgrim’s Pride made public its own acquisition efforts.Read More
Pilgrim’s Pride makes pitch for Hillshire Brands Co. Industry News May 27, 2014 No Comments Deal would be worth $6.4 billion, would end Hillshire's planned acquisition of Pinnacle Foods.Read More
Hillshire Brands to acquire Pinnacle Foods for $6.6 billion Industry News May 12, 2014 No Comments Acquisition unites two highly complementary companies with iconic brands.Read More
The Middleby Corporation acquires Processing Equipment Solutions Inc. Industry News May 5, 2014 No Comments PES product offerings include the IntelliJet and MegaJet line of water cutting systems, meat presses and fillet systems.Read More