An Eastern Iowa cooperative is adding a fourth processing plant with the acquisition of a defunct Illinois company.
West Liberty Foods purchased virtually all the assets of Quantum Foods of Bolingbrook, Ill. The transaction was valued at $12.7 million.
Quantum Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. It produced ready-to-cook and fully cooked foods made from beef, poultry and pork.
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