Deals
BRF and Marfrig Begin Talks to Form New Global Meat Giant
- Combination would bring scale, savings in global meat business
- MOU signed to ‘deepen discussions’ about combining businesses
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Brazilian chicken producer BRF SA is in talks to take over beef heavyweight Marfrig Global Foods SA, potentially creating the fourth-largest meat company in the world by sales amid a rally in global protein stocks.
The Sao Paulo-based firms said in separate filings Thursday that they agreed to “deepen discussions” on a combination to gain further scale and increase geographical and product diversification, with operations spanning South America, the U.S. and the Middle East.