M&A Deal Summary

Tyson Foods Acquires The Hillshire Brands

On August 28, 2014, Tyson Foods acquired food company The Hillshire Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tyson Foods’ 6th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Tyson Foods’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tyson Foods’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-08-28
Target The Hillshire Brands
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Tyson Foods
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Hillshire Brands

Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Hillshire Brands Company manufactures and markets meat-centric food solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice/Other.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tyson Foods

Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Food
Employees139,000
Revenue 52.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Tyson Foods produces, distributes, and markets chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods, and related allied products worldwide. Tyson Foods operates a fully vertically integrated poultry production process. The Company's integrated operations consist of breeding stock, contract growers, feed production, processing, further-processing, marketing and transportation of chicken and related allied products, including animal and pet food ingredients. Tyson also processes live fed cattle and hogs and fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, case ready beef and pork and fully-cooked meats. Finally, Tyson produces a wide range of fresh, value-added, frozen and refrigerated food products. Tyson Foods was founded in 1935 and is based in Springdale, Arkansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 14
Sector (Food) 6 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 12
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 14
Year (2014) 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-07 Freshpet

Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

Freshpet produces a line of natural and nutritious food and treats for dogs and cats under the Freshpet Select, Deli Fresh, and Vital brands that are sold in over 5,000 locations within mass market and supermarket chains as well as pet specialty stores across North America. Freshpet was founded in 2005 and is based in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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