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Hillshire Brands

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American food company

The Hillshire Brands Company was an American food company based in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to its acquisition by Tyson Foods, the company employed over 9,000 people and generated nearly $4 billion in annual sales.2 It ceased to exist in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 29, 2012Founded1

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The Hillshire Brands Company was an American food company based in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to its acquisition by Tyson Foods, the company employed over 9,000 people and generated nearly $4 billion in annual sales.2

Corporate structure

Hillshire Brands is part of a group headed by Tyson Foods. 164 entities, 29 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Tyson Foods Springdale, Arkansas, United States
    • Hillshire Brands Chicago
    • Ball Park Franks Subsidiary
    • Hillshire Farm Subsidiary
    • 타이슨푸드코리아 유한회사 Subsidiary · 100% · Sejong Special Autonomous City, South Korea
    • Advance Food Company, LLC Subsidiary · Oklahoma, United States
    • AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Aidells Sausage Company, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Allied Specialty Foods, Inc. Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • Artisan Bread Co., LLC Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • Barber Foods, LLC Subsidiary · Maine, United States
    • Bryan Foods, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • C.V. Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Philippines
    • CBFA Management Corp. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Central Industries, Inc. Subsidiary · Mississippi, United States
    • Cobb (Hubei) Breeding Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Cobb (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Cobb Ana Damizlik Tavukculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Cobb Turkey) Subsidiary · Turkey
    • Cobb Colombia S.A.S. Subsidiary · Colombia
    • Cobb Europe B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Cobb Peru (Andina) S.A.C. Subsidiary · Peru
    • Cobb Worldwide Holding Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cobb-Heritage, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cobb-Vantress Brasil, Ltda Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Cobb-Vantress New Zealand Limited Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • and 138 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 3, 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jun 29, 2012Founded Founded1

Sources

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