Lunchmeat company Land O’ Frost beefs up

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Updated: January 23, 2012 10:55AM

Lansing-based Land O’ Frost, the nation’s largest family-owned packaged lunchmeat company, said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to buy Wimmer’s Meats, a leading provider of specialty sausages and hot dogs based in West Point, Neb.

The purchase is expected to close before the end of next month, and terms were not disclosed.

“The acquisition of Wimmer’s will open new markets for Land O’Frost and help us continue to grow our company,” David VanEekeren, president and chief executive of Land O’ Frost, said in a statement.

As part of the transaction, Land O’Frost will acquire all of Wimmer’s assets including its entire brand portfolio which includes the Wimmer’s, Basset’s, Fairbury and Ambassador brands and the company’s Nebraska manufacturing facility.

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