UK: Pilgrim’s Pride to shut down West London factory
Leading UK food manufacturer Pilgrim’s Pride has announced plans to close a facility in West London that specialises in producing meat snacks for the UK retail market. The shuttering of the Spurway facility, which is expected to affect up to 270 staff, follows the mooted closure of another Pilgrim’s Pride factory in Southall. Both sites […]
UK: Pilgrim’s Pride to acquire Tulip from Danish Crown
Pilgrim’s Pride, the chicken and prepared foods firm, has announced it has acquired Tulip, a leading, integrated prepared foods supplier with 12 fresh and value-added operations in the UK, from Danish Crown, in a deal worth around £290 million ($354 million). In the retail sphere, Tulip markets namesake pork products as well as Danepak, the […]
USA: Pilgrim’s Pride to acquire GNP Company
Leading US poultry firm Pilgrim’s Pride has announced a definitive agreement to acquire GNP Company, a provider of branded chicken products in the Upper Midwest region of the USA, in an all cash, $350 million transaction. GNP Company has production facilities in Cold Spring and Luverne, MN, and Arcadia, WI, approximately 400 farm partners and […]