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Tysons Foods strengthens its position in the organic chicken market with new acquisition

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The US meat processing and packaged food group Tyson Foods recently announced the acquisition of the organic chicken brand Tecumseh Poultry LLC. The company has not offered any details regarding the transaction.

Posted on Jun 06 ,15:34

Tysons Foods strengthens its position in the organic chicken market with new acquisition

Tecumseh Poultry's operations include two plants located in Tecumseh and Waverly, Nebraska, as well as live operations. Tyson Foods currently plans to operate Tecumseh Poultry as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary and expects to retain its approximately 600 team members, including operations staff, sales teams and management.

The acquisition also includes the air-chilled Smart Chicken brand.

Tecumseh Poultry was founded in 1998 and produces air-chilled, fresh chicken, as well as deli-style chicken and a variety of chicken sausages. The air-chilling process involves using cold air to cool chicken during processing, while the most common method used by the U.S. chicken industry is water-chilling. Both methods are monitored by USDA inspectors and are considered safe.

“Consumers want choices. More and more consumers want options for fresh, organic food that fits their lifestyles,” said Eric Schwartz, chief marketing officer of Poultry for Tyson Foods. “The Smart Chicken brand is a leader in this key organic category, and the category’s growth makes this acquisition a strategic fit for Tyson Foods.”

The organic fresh chicken market grew its sales volume by 8.6% between 2016 and 2017, more than four times the rate of conventional poultry, according to Nielsen’s Perishables data.

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