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Merhige, Katherine
WLR Foods and Pilgrim's Pride
Eades, Kenneth M.; Erarac, Ali; Merhige, Katherine
F-1466 | Published December 21, 2005 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is a sequel to "WLR Foods and Tyson Foods" (UVA-F-1465), which presents the attempted acquisition of WLR by Tyson Foods in 1994. Over the ensuing six years, WLR’s stock price slid consistent... Read More
WLR Foods and Tyson Foods
Eades, Kenneth M.; Erarac, Ali; Merhige, Katherine
F-1465 | Published February 01, 2005 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
What are the agency costs of management-owner conflicts? In this case, Tyson Foods attempts to acquire WLR Foods. But WLR management and the poultry farmers who own 20% of it actively oppose the takeo... Read More