Highlights

Business Strategies

Prime Meats Seeks Acquisitions After Securing PE Investment

April 26, 2024
Duluth, Ga.-based value-added protein processor plans to continue to expand with added support from Shoreline Equity Partners.
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Worker Safety

OSHA Penalizes Hanover Foods for Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, Plant Safety Violations

April 25, 2024
More than 70 violations were observed, and the administration has assessed more than $761,000 in penalties to the vegetable and snacks processor.
Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

Oberweis Dairy Receives Stalking Horse Bid, Raising Optimism About Future

April 23, 2024
Dutch Farms’ co-founder Brian Boomsma, named as the bidder, plans to operate and grow the business, according to an email from Oberweis.
Economic Development

Dairy Processor Daisy Brand to Build $627 Million Facility in Boone, Iowa

April 22, 2024
Manufacturer of sour cream, cottage cheese and dairy-based dips expects 750,000-sq.-ft. plant to employ as many as 255 when it is fully operational.
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Capital Spending

Coca-Cola Begins Construction of Webster, New York, Fairlife Plant

April 19, 2024
The 745,000-sq.-ft. facility — which represents a $650 million investment — remains on track to open in the second half of 2025.
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Animal Proteins

Three Rivers Meat Co., Choctaw Nation Partner to Open New Meat Processing Plant

April 17, 2024
New meat processing plant and retail store fills a much-needed gap for consumers and ranchers in the region.
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Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

Oberweis Dairy to Close Processing Plant After Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

April 17, 2024
North Aurora dairy plant will close this summer, resulting in the layoff of 127 workers; fate of ice cream stores uncertain.
Animal Proteins

South Carolina Meatpacker Harvin Choice Meats Shuts Down

April 12, 2024
Owner blames inflation and sudden billing issues with a vendor for unexpected closure of the business on Monday.
Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

Bird Flu Strikes Michigan’s Top Egg Producer, Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch

April 5, 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in flock at Green Meadow Organics farm in Ionia County.
People on the Move

Randall Foods Completes Assembly of Executive Leadership Team

March 19, 2024
Finalizing its executive team is the latest step in completing its merger integration plan.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Cal-Maine Completes Acquisition of Tyson’s Dexter, Missouri, Processing Plant

March 15, 2024
Facility will be converted to process shell egg and egg products, Cal-Maine Foods announced.
Animal Proteins

Snakes on a Plate? Study Shows Python Meat a Low-Effort, Sustainable Protein Source

March 15, 2024
Pythons raised as livestock in Asian farming operations were found to be low-effort producers of a significant amount of meat per animal, according to research.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Trident Seafoods Sells Three ‘For Sale’ Plants, Nears Deal for the Fourth

March 14, 2024
Company had put the facilities on the sales block in December 2023 — buyers found for three of them, and larger Kodiak facility has multiple buyers interested.