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Maple Leaf to buy Puratone Corp.
Maple Leaf Foods has entered an agreement to acquire Puratone Corp., a hog production company in Manitoba, for $42 million. The transaction includes livestock, facilities and interests in some joint ventures and is expected to close within a month. “This acquisition will ensure a consistent supply of hogs to our processing facility in Brandon, which is an integral supplier to our value-added prepared meats and pork business,” said Michael McCain, president and chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Foods. Puratone has about 50 barns in Manitoba near Maple Leaf’s Brandon plant and produces about 500,000 hogs annually. Pu-

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ratone also operates three feed mills. “This investment reflects our ongoing commitment to securing a strong future for our value-added pork operations in Manitoba, which are a vital part of the province’s economy,” McCain said. ■

USPOULTRY names food safety programs manager
Rafael Rivera was named Manager, Food Safety and Production Programs for the US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). His responsibilities include developing on-going programs addressing major regulatory and technical challenges facing poultry operations. Before joining USPOULTRY, Rivera worked for Perdue Farms as flock supervisor, HACCP coordinator and quality assurance supervisor. Rivera holds a bachelor of science in animal science from the Univ. of Puerto Rico and a master of science in poultry science from North Carolina State Univ. ■

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West Liberty Foods expanding Utah facility
West Liberty Foods LLC announced plans to add more than 34,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and storage space to the company’s Tremonton, Utah, facility. Increased sales volumes made the expansion necessary, according to the company. The expansion will add an estimated 10 million lbs. of manufacturing capabilities to the facility. The new expansion will be the third addition to the facility since 2007. “The expansion of the Tremonton, Utah, facility is a part of our company’s continued success, and the additional space will serve to benefit our customers,” said Ed Garrett, president and CEO. ■

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