# Bettcher Industries acquires Cantrell poultry equipment manufacturer

Bettcher Industries Inc. has acquired Cantrell, a U.S.-based manufacturer of equipment and systems for the poultry processing industry. The acquisition expands Bettcher's presence in the poultry industry.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-03-25
- Where: Gainesville, Georgia, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: evisceration and picking equipment, second processing equipment, wing segmenters, vacuum systems, spare parts
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [MPE Partners](https://endata.com/companies/8513.md) (investor)
- [Bettcher Industries](https://endata.com/companies/26189.md) (acquirer)
- [Cantrell](https://endata.com/companies/38201.md) (target)

## Sources

- [provisioneronline.com](https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/107617-bettcher-industries-acquires-cantrell), 2019-03-25: "Bettcher Industries Inc. announced that it has acquired Cantrell, a U.S.-based manufacturer of equipment and systems for the poultry processing industry."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mpe-partners-announces-bettcher-industries-acquisition-of-cantrell-300817333.html), 2019-03-25: "MPE Partners announced today the acquisition of Cantrell, a U.S.-based manufacturer of equipment and systems for the poultry processing industry."
- [prweb.com](https://www.prweb.com/releases/bettcher-industries-acquires-poultry-processing-equipment-manufacturer-cantrell-808652114.html), 2019-03-25: "With Cantrell joining the Bettcher family of businesses, we are positioned for accelerated growth and further expansion of our market activities, giving us opportunities to support our poultry processing customers in more ways than ever before."
- [wattagnet.com](https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15528053/poultry-animal-feed-mergers-and-acquisitions-for-march-wattagnet), 2019-04-01: "Bettcher Industries, Inc. announced March 25 that it has acquired Cantrell"

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