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Brazilian meat firm challenges Tyson

Sep. 17, 2009
MILWAUKEE | A Brazilian conglomerate could leap ahead of America's Tyson Foods Inc. to become the world's largest meat company with two deals announced Wednesday that would expand its interests in beef, dairy and chicken. One of the deals would take struggling Texas chicken producer Pilgrim's...
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