The transaction strengthens the company's position in cooked proteins and deli meat production.

The men were named in another lawsuit in July.

The Canadian company does not see previously forecasted levels of demand materializing.

The company raised meat prices to offset the impact of inflation, including feed costs that increased by $145 million in the quarter.

Craftsmanship and quality define a new generation of meat masters at Klein Smokehaus.

The company plans to reduce its number of distribution centers by 50%.

People, pork and pricing impacted many results in the meat section of the company.

The facility’s production focus will be the Hillshire Farm and Jimmy Dean brands.

The company previously achieved the distinction in two other poultry facilities.