AUSTIN, Minn., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Hormel Foods of Austin, Minn., Thursday acquired all of the stock of Clougherty Packing Co. of Los Angeles, Calif.
Hormel acquired Clougherty for approximately $186 million.
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Clougherty Packing is a privately held pork processor and creator of the Farmer John brand of pork products popular through the southwestern United States.
Clougherty operates a facility in Vernon, Calif., which should increase Hormel Foods' production of further-processed foods to meet our growing demand.
Hormel Foods is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products.