March 13, 2013

Harvest Meat buys Randall Foods Inc. assets

Harvest Meat Company announced it purchased certain Randall Farms distribution assets from Randall Foods Inc. and will assume operation of Randall's distribution centre in Los Angeles.

Following the sale, Randall Foods will continue processing and marketing its value-added processed fresh meat products, including the company's Moist & Tender Chicken, Easy Does It Meal tray packs, marinated meat products and other gourmet lines.

"By selling our bulk distribution business, we can focus even more on our processing operation and on delivering the high-quality, value-added products that our customers expect," said Stan Bloom, Randall CEO.

Harvest Meat Company currently delivers packaged protein products to more than 4,000 retail and food service customers, including independent grocers, chain supermarkets, foodservice distributors, food manufacturers and club stores. Harvest's network includes 11 distribution centres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon and Utah.

Randall Farms is a processor and distributor of poultry, pork and beef products to retail food outlets and foodservice operators in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. Randall markets more than 500 different beef, chicken, and pork products under the Randall Farms brand name.