George's Enters Deal To Acquire Ozark Mountain Poultry

Ozark Mountain Poultry, a smaller producer focused on chicken marketed as free of antibiotics, is being acquired by Springdale-based George's Inc., the 11th-largest poultry producer in the U.S.

Ozark Mountain Poultry said in a news release Wednesday that George's has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the chicken producer and expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter, or sometime in November, said a spokesman with Ozark Mountain Poultry.

"I think the acquisition of OMP will equally benefit George's and the team members of OMP because our cultures fit," Ed Fryar, founder of Ozark Mountain Poultry, said in a news release. "Additionally, it will enhance our position in the marketplace."

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