Company
Hormel to Buy Organic Meat Maker for $775 million
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Wall Street Journal
Seller of Spam to buy Applegate Farms amid change in American eating habits
Hormel Foods Corp. agreed to buy Applegate Farms LLC for about $775 million, a move that would give the maker of Spam a foothold in the organic-meats category.