Byson Foods, the largest ditributor of frozen chicken in the country, has announced that it will (1) California’s McAllister Chicken Ranch by the end of the week.
Byson Foods’ shareholders (2) the $8 million purchase proposal, made by company directors, last Friday. A spokesman for Byson stated that the addition of Mcallister Chicken Ranch will facilitate a planned (3) of the distribution network along the West Coast.
Nathan McAllister, whose family has owned the ranch since 1930, told reporters that (4) he was hesitant to let go of a property that has been in his family for multiple generations, he was left with little choice but to sell, due to his advancing age and a lack of interest in chicken ranching among his three children.