Hormel Foods Acquires Sadler's Smokehouse

Western Smokehouse Partners Acquires Junior's Smokehouse

February 5, 2026

Food & Beverage

Western Smokehouse Partners, backed by Monogram Capital Partners, has acquired Junior's Smokehouse, a family-owned jerky and meat snack manufacturer based in El Campo, Texas. The deal expands Western's national manufacturing footprint, adds capacity and private-label production capabilities, and follows Western’s recent facility expansions and Monogram’s continued investment in supply-chain manufacturing platforms.

Tyson Foods Acquires Williams Sausage Company

May 22, 2023

Food & Beverage

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.

Baldor Specialty Foods Acquires Golden Packing

April 21, 2025

Food & Beverage

Baldor Specialty Foods has acquired premium meat company Golden Packing (to be operated as Golden Meat Co.) and will integrate its Hunts Point meat processing business into Baldor's distribution platform. The acquisition gives Baldor vertical meat-processing capabilities, expands its premium center-of-plate offerings for its 14,000+ customers, and retains Golden's founders and a staff of 35 to run operations.

Johnsonville Acquires Salm Partners from Entrepreneurial Equity Partners

January 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Johnsonville, a family-owned manufacturer of premium sausages, has purchased Salm Partners from Entrepreneurial Equity Partners. Salm Partners, a Denmark, Wisconsin-based contract manufacturer specializing in co-extruded, cook-in-package sausages and hot dogs, will join Johnsonville to expand manufacturing capabilities and product offerings.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms Acquires Harrison Poultry

July 28, 2025

Food & Beverage

Wayne-Sanderson Farms has acquired Georgia-based Harrison Poultry in a private transaction effective immediately, transferring all Harrison assets including processing, hatchery, feed mill and transportation operations. The acquisition — part of Wayne-Sanderson's strategic growth initiative — expands its production capacity and product portfolio (including Harrison brands Golden Goodness, Pollo Eldorado and Al Marwah); financial terms were not disclosed.

Standard Meat Company Acquires Syracuse Sausage

June 7, 2022

Food & Beverage

Standard Meat Company, a Fort Worth, Texas-based meatpacker owned by the Rosenthal family, has acquired Syracuse Sausage of Ponder, Texas. The deal brings Syracuse's sausage manufacturing capabilities and customer relationships (national restaurant chains, major grocery stores and meal-kit companies) into Standard Meat's operations, with industry veteran Chris Horan tapped to lead the new division.