Tyson sells hog unit to prepare for Hillshire deal

Tyson Foods Inc. will sell its Heinold Hog Markets division to resolve antitrust issues in advance of its $7.7 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands Co.,

the

Wall Street Journal

reported.

Heinold purchases and resells sows to sausage makers. It accounted for less than 1% of Tyson’s $34 billion in revenue last year, the


Journal


article noted.  (Source:


Wall Street Journal


, Aug. 28, 2014.)