Tyson Foods Acquires Williams Sausage Company
May 22, 2023
Tyson Foods completed the acquisition of Williams Sausage Company, a 65-year-old Union City, Tennessee-based maker of fresh and fully cooked sausage, bacon and sandwiches, adding manufacturing capacity and retail/foodservice product lines to Tyson's Prepared Foods segment. Williams Sausage employs about 500 team members and will have operational continuity with Emily Billingsley (founder's daughter) overseeing operations during the transition.
- Buyers
- Tyson Foods, Inc.
- Targets
- Williams Sausage Company, Inc.
- Sellers
- Williams Sausage Company (Williams family)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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