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Hormel to Buy Brakebush Brothers for $1.055 Billion, Adding $1.2 Billion in Chicken Sales

The Spam maker said the deal for the century-old Wisconsin value-added chicken company should close in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and add to adjusted earnings beginning in fiscal 2028.

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By Anna Ferreira

Oct 1, 2026 · 5 min read

Hormel Foods said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Brakebush Brothers, a value-added chicken company founded in 1925, for approximately $1.055 billion.

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Anna Ferreira

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Anna Ferreira writes for Corporate Insider Inc.

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