Hormel Foods to Acquire Brakebush Brothers
October 1, 2026
Hormel Foods entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brakebush Brothers for approximately $1.055 billion in cash from Brakebush Holdings, Inc., the Brakebush family's holding company. The acquisition will expand Hormel's value-added chicken business and strengthen its Foodservice platform; closing is expected in the first quarter of Hormel's fiscal 2027, subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions.
- Buyers
- Hormel Foods Corporation
- Targets
- Brakebush Brothers
- Sellers
- Brakebush Holdings, Inc. (the Brakebush family)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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