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Fertitta's Morton's Restaurants, Inc. and is wholly owned subsidiary Fertitta Morton's Acquisition Inc. have signed an Agreement to acquire 100% of Morton's Restaurant Group Inc.

The 150-year-old meat retailer declared bankruptcy earlier this year and was put up for Auction on Nov. 14.

Members of UFCW Local 431 who work at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Waterloo, Iowa, announced that they ratified a new contract last week which covers 2,200 workers at that plant.

Tyson Foods will launch a new holiday promotion with the release of the movie Joyful Noise, hitting theaters January 13, 2012.

Carl’s Jr. announced the expansion of its popular line of Charbroiled Turkey Burgers with the new Santa Fe Turkey Burger.

October was another excellent month for U.S. pork and beef exports, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the USMEF.

3,000 turkeys for the Salvation Army of Wichita were purchased with $50,000 donated by the Wichita Cargill Cares Council and Cargill Inc.

Wingstop will celebrate its 500th restaurant – located in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The site is aimed at the scientific community, policymakers and media as a user-friendly source of meat and poultry science information.

By the end of this year, 30 percent of the sows at its farms will be in group housing instead of crates.