US meat major Tyson Foods has agreed to sell a poultry processing complex to local poultry producer House of Raeford Farms.
Financial details were not disclosed.
Tyson Foods decided to sell the facility in Vienna, Georgia as part of its efforts to optimize its plant network.
North Carolina-based House of Raeford Farms will acquire the site and intends to continue poultry processing at the complex utilizing the existing workforce and grower network, according to a statement.
Meanwhile, Tyson Foods will continue to serve customer orders from other production facilities.
Founded in 1955, House of Raeford Farms is a family-owned business that supplies frozen and ready-to-cook products, deli meats, and fully cooked chicken products to US foodservice and retail customers. The company also ships products outside the US. Its brands include House of Raeford, Speedy Bird, and Filet of Chicken.
Last November, the group set out plans to shut two of its case-ready meat production facilities. The sites affected were in Jacksonville, Florida, and in Columbia, South Carolina.
