TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Peco Foods Inc. has contracted to acquire the physical assets of the Batesville, Ark., poultry complex owned by Townsends Inc. and subsidiaries.
In addition to the plant, feed mill and hatchery facilities, Peco will purchase selected inventories, according to an announcement by Mark Hickman, CEO of the Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based poultry company. “We are pleased to add the Townsend Foods complex in northeast Arkansas to our operations,” Hickman said. “The Batesville plant is very similar to our complex in Sebastopol, Miss., and will fit seamlessly with our overall market strategy and growth plan.”
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