date:Jul 28, 2014
cquire Hillshire Brands, Gary Mickelson, a spokesman for Tyson, said by phone today.
The closings will enable the company to use more of the available production capacity at the existing prepared foods plants.
The Iowa plant will close in September, while the New York and New Mexico facilities will shut down in 2015, the company said.
The sites have been struggling financially, Donnie King, Tysons president for prepared foods, customer and consumer solutions, said in the statement.
The plant