West Liberty Foods will add free range, slow growth chickens to its offerings with the acquisition of an Arkansas-based chicken grower and processor.
The West Liberty, Iowa, company said it has agreed to purchase the assets of Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger, headquartered in Decatur, Arkansas. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition includes a 60,000-square-foot processing plant in Jay, Oklahoma, and breeder facilities in the region, located on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border, Dan Waters, West Liberty Foods' vice president and general counsel, said Tuesday.
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