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Tyson enters meat brawl with Hillshire bid

By MAE ANDERSONCANDICE CHOI
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Tyson enters meat brawl with Hillshire bid

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillshire Brands is at the center of a barnyard brawl.

Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, on Thursday made a $6.2 billion offer for the maker Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs, topping a bid made two days earlier by rival poultry producer Pilgrim’s Pride. Based in Greeley, Colorado, Pilgrim’s Pride is owned by Brazilian meat giant JBS.

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