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Tyson acquires Circle Foods assets
Tyson Foods Inc. acquired the assets of Circle Foods LLC,

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition

a producer of frozen and refrigerated hand-held Mexican

is part of Tysons’s plan to expand its portfolio of value-

foods, uncooked tortillas and Indian flatbreads. The seller

added foods. Circle Foods produces hand-held Mexican

is Claridge Inc., an investment firm with headquarters in

foods and uncooked tortillas under the Nuevo Grille and

Montreal, Quebec.

Tortillaland brands, and Rotiland brand Indian flatbreads.
The company also produces private-label food products.
Tyson Foods said there are no plans for significant operational changes and it plans to keep the existing Circle
Foods management and production team in place. Circle
Foods has approximately 600 full-time employees, and
operates a 159,000-sq.-ft. facility in San Diego, Calif.

Senate passes
immigration reform bill
Photo courtesy of Circle Foods.

In late June, the US Senate passed an immigration reform
bill that would give an estimated 11 million undocumented

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border security. The bill passed 68-32.
The bill addresses undocumented immigrants, employer hiring and legal immigration, among other issues. The
bill also provides for substantial increases in border security. The government must deploy an additional 20,000
border agents, mandate E-Verify, complete a 700-mile
border fence and bolster entry-exit systems to verify if a
foreign national has overstayed a visa.
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the bipartisan vote was good news for the agriculture industry.

Sigma Alimentos
acquires foodservice firm
Sigma Alimentos recently acquired Comercial Norteamericana SA (COMNOR), a foodservice marketer and dis-

JAMES V. HURSON ASSOC., INC.

tributor of value-added meat. Monterrey, Mexico-based

200 N. Glebe Rd. Ste. 321 – Arlington, VA 22203
Ph: (703) 524-8200 FAX: (703) 525-8451

in Mexico, which sells poultry, pork and beef, including

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Certified Angus Beef. COMNOR operates a USDA-certified plant in Monterrey and owns another plant in Hermosillo and distribution centers in Mexico City, Cancun,
Hermosillo, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Los Cabos, Puerto
Vallarta and Leon. The company employs 370 people.

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