US: Food fight intensifies, Tyson enters the ring with $6.8B Hillshire bid (Competition Policy International)

In the same week Pilgrim’s Pride threatened to derail Hillshire’s plans to acquire Pinnacle by bidding to acquire Hillshire itself, reports say the food fight is heating up as a new food giant, Tyson Foods, has entered the race.

Tyson has reportedly offered $6.8 billion to acquire Hillshire, competing with Pilgim’s …read more

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21st Century Competition. "US: Food fight intensifies, Tyson enters the ring with $6.8B Hillshire bid (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 29 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-food-fight-intensifies-tyson-enters-the-ring-with-6-8b-hillshire-bid-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US: Food fight intensifies, Tyson enters the ring with $6.8B Hillshire bid (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-food-fight-intensifies-tyson-enters-the-ring-with-6-8b-hillshire-bid-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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