Cargill Value Added Meats, a division of Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc., signed a purchase agreement with CARNECO FOODS LLC, and is expected to close on the purchase Jan. 2.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)

Food Institute Report, The, December, 2008

CARGILL VALUE ADDED MEATS, a division of Minneapolis-based CARGILL INC., signed a purchase agreement with CARNECO FOODS LLC, and is expected to close on the purchase Jan. 2. Cargill will produce frozen ground beef and fresh ground beef products for retail sale and food service from Carneco's Columbus, NE facility.

In 2001, LOPEZ FOODS, INC. entered into a point-partnership with TYSON/IBP and jointly purchased Carneco Foods LLC ... Columbus Telegram (Dec. 14)