HURLOCK, Md.- Allen Family Foods, Inc., on Thursday announced plans to sell its big bird production complex in Hurlock to a South Carolina-based poultry company.
The company said in a statement that the tentative sale to Amick Farms, LLC, includes the company's Hurlock processing plant, the Hurlock hatchery and the Delmar, Del., feed mill. Amick will retain all employees and growers of these three facilities. All other Allen's employees and growers will remain with Allen's.
"This sale allows both companies to move forward with their strategic business plans; Allen's as a premier retail supplier of retail deli and tray pay products, and Amick as a high efficiency large bird deboner," said Bob Turley, president and CEO of Allen's.
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