Hartwell Chicken Processing Plant Lake Foods Sold to Brakebush Brothers

In Hartwell, Lake Foods Chicken Processing Plant located on Industrial Park Road has been acquired by Westfield, Wisconsin chicken processor Brakebush Brothers.

Lake Foods, now Brakebush, portions raw, sized, marinated, and ready-to-cook chicken products, according to a press release from Brakebush.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the deal was finalized on Dec. 31, 2023.

“The addition of the facility will put the company in a great position to continue to grow our existing customer base and aggressively pursue new business,” Gregory Huff, Brakebush president and CEO, said.

Brakebush Brothers processes a variety of value-added chicken products for food service, chain, and industrial customers, and is a nearly 100-year-old family company.

The Lake Foods facility brings the company’s total production facility count to five throughout the U.S.

Brakebush also owns chicken processing plants in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas.