Cargill, Continental Grain Co. seal $4.5bn deal for Sanderson Farms
Sanderson Farms will be delisted and combined with Continental Grain Co.'s portfolio business Wayne Farms.
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Sanderson Farms ‘nears Cargill, Continental Grain Co. takeover’
The US poultry processor is reportedly in advanced talks to sell up for around US$4.5bn.
US poultry major Sanderson Farms ‘exploring sale’
US media outlets suggest a sale of the business is being considered eight months after a previous offer was turned down.
Sanderson Farms in crisis-management mode as winter storms hit
US meat business Sanderson Farms has issued an update as winter storms hit the states where some of its production facilities are based.
Tyson Foods settles more chicken price-fixing claims
US meat major Tyson Foods has taken action in relation to claims from two groups of plaintiffs who accused it of illegally conspiring to inflate poultry prices.
New price-fixing case brought against major US poultry firms
Major US poultry businesses are facing another legal suit alleging they engaged in price-fixing, this one from chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. In a case filed on Friday (4 December) in…
Sanderson Farms rejects takeover approach from investor Durational Capital
Sanderson Farms said the US poultry processor has rejected an "unsolicited" takeover proposal from New York-based investment firm Durational Capital Management. Nasdaq-listed Sanderson said its board had "unanimously" dismissed the approach…
Covid-19 food industry updates – Friday 18 September (free to read)
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US chicken giants accused of price fixing in new legal case
US chicken giants, including Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and Sanderson Farms, have been accused of price-fixing in a new legal claim filed in Chicago. Food business Bob Evans Farms, a…
Chlorinated chicken – what’s everyone really talking about?
As the UK and US hold discussions over a free trade deal, Ben Cooper digs into what has become the controversial issue of 'chlorinated chicken'. The UK's tortuous exit from…
Sanderson Farms foodservice poultry orders at two-thirds pre-Covid-19 levels
Sanderson Farms, the third-largest poultry group in the US, has revealed its orders through the foodservice channel are at two-thirds the level seen before Covid-19 hit that part of its…
