By Roy Graber
Atlas Holdings has acquired California-based poultry company Foster Farms from entities associated with the Foster family.
According to a press release, Atlas Holdings, a Connecticut-based company, owns and operates 25 companies and employs approximately 50,000 people across more than 300 facilities worldwide.
Foster Farms was founded on a small farm in 1939, and has since grown into the largest broiler and turkey producer in the western United States.
Under the new ownership, Foster Farms will continue to operate under the Foster Farms name, while continuing to offer products nationwide. Foster Farms, according to the WATTPoultry.com Top Companies Database, is the nation’s 12th largest broiler producer and 14th largest turkey producer. It operates facilities in California, Oregon, Washington, Alabama and Louisiana. It's headquarters are in Livingston, California.