Westin Foods subsidiary Westin Packaged Meats has acquired the Brookfield Farms corned beef brand and related business assets.
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Brookfield Farms, formerly located in Chicago, sells more than 20m pounds of corned beef per year to foodservice and retail outlets nationwide.
Westin Foods president and CEO Scott Carlson said: “Brookfield Farms enjoys a reputation for quality, value and customer service that fits perfectly with Westin’s mission.
“We look forward to building on the Brookfield brand equity, not only in the corned beef category, but also by developing exciting new Brookfield Farms branded products in related categories.”
He added that new Brookfield Farms products under discussion include pre-cooked, sliced corned beef and pre-cooked barbecue products.
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By GlobalDataBrookfield Farms’ manufacturing operations will move to Premium Protein Products’ plant in Lincoln, Neb, which is majority-controlled by Flint Hills Foods. Carlson said the facility would ensure Brookfield Farms’ competitiveness from both a cost and a food safety perspective.
“This will be the most advanced corned beef plant in the nation, it is part of the significant long-term investment Westin is making in the Brookfield Farms brand and packaged meats category,” Carlson added.
