Tyson Foods Has Held Talks to Buy Foster Farms for 2-Billion

Tyson Foods Has Held Talks to Buy Foster Farms for 2-Billion

 

Big news on the merger and acquisition front that could affect the balance of power in the organic feed and protein space. According to David Faber at CNBC, Tyson Foods has held talks to purchase Foster Farms for $2 billion. According to reports that only sticking point is the price.  The Jacobsen intellegence hears that Foster Farms initially walked away from negotiations.

These discussions come in the wake of a recent Tyson acquisition where it closed its $2.16…

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