Cargill Meat Solutions Beardstown, Illinois. In 2001, Excel purchased Emmpak Foods, a maker of cooked meats, deli meats, frozen hamburger patties and case-ready ground beef. In 2004, the division's name was changed from Excel to Cargill Meat Solutions. In 2005, Cargill brought back the Excel name as a brand for the division's "everyday" meat product line. In July 2015, Cargill announced it was selling its U.S. pork processing business to JBS USA for $1.45 billion. In October 2007, Cargill recalled nearly 845,000 pounds of ground beef after an outbreak of occurred in North Carolina. In October 2002, the Emmpak meat packing plant recalled
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