Pilgrim's Pride acquires prepared food plant

Oct. 26, 2005
Pilgrim's Pride Corp has acquired a prepared foods plant in Bossier City LA.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp has acquired a prepared foods plant in Bossier City LA.

O B Goolsby, president and chief executive officer of Pilgrim's Pride, said, "This acquisition is a perfect fit for Pilgrim's Pride. The additional capacity provided by this plant will increase the growth in our prepared foods division. The Bossier City plant also integrates extremely well geographically with our existing infrastructure. We will be able to supply product to this plant from our nearby facilities in Louisiana, and our warehousing and distribution network is well-positioned in this region to support the plant operations."

The Bossier City prepared foods plant, which was purchased from Oakwood GA-based Wayne Farms, has the capacity to produce 50 million pounds of prepared foods products per year.

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