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Pierre Foods was founded in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and held leading market positions in handheld sandwiches and other value-added meals and snacks, serving the foodservice, retail and convenience channels.
Advance Food Company was a family owned business founded in 1973 in Enid, Oklahoma, and was a leading developer, producer and marketer of a wide variety of value-added, portion controlled and ready-to-serve products serving the foodservice channel.
Advance Brands was formed in 2001 and was a leader in producing convenient chicken and beef products serving the retail channel.
Pierre Foods was acquired in 2008 by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Pierre Foods was combined with Advance Food Company and Advance Brands in 2010 to become AdvancePierre Foods.
Barber Foods, a leading producer and marketer of stuffed chicken entrées primarily for the retail channel, was acquired in May 2011.
The wholesale business and production operations of Landshire, an Illinois-based producer of premium frozen, ready-to-eat sandwiches, was acquired in January 2015.
The business and production assets of Better Bakery, a producer of premium handcrafted stuffed sandwiches, was acquired in April 2015.
AdvancePierre Foods Holdings began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “APFH” on July 15, 2016.
Allied Specialty Foods, a producer of beef and chicken Philly steak products, was acquired in October 2016.


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