Seara Foods is a Brazilian food processing company. It specializes in the development and distribution of meat products. The company was founded on November 18, 1956, in the town of

Seara Seara is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. The Museu Entomológico Fritz Plaumann is located in the town. See also *List of municipalities in Santa Catarina This is a list of the municipalities in th ...

, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The company became the largest exporter of chicken in the country thanks to export its business of meat and poultry products to other continents like Europe, Asia, Middle East and the Far East. In turn, the company specialized in Brazilian and Latin American market with products such as sausage, bacon, hamburgers, ham, bologna and ready meals among others. In 2009, the Brazilian multinational corporation

Marfrig Group Marfrig is the second largest Brazilian food processing company, after JBS. The company is headquartered in São Paulo. The company has an operational base in 22 countries, exporting to over 100, and is the second-largest beef producer in the w ...

acquired the company from

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and in 2013 Marfrig sold Seara Brasil (part of Seara Foods) to JBS the global protein leader which became #1 Poultry producer in the World and #1 Beef producer in the World. Seara is also known for its sponsorship of sporting events. The company was a sponsor of the Santos Futebol Clube and the

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. In 2010, it was one of the official sponsors of the

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held in South Africa, and in 2011 is sponsoring the 2011 Copa América, which takes place in Argentina.Seara
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Marfrig Marfrig is the second largest Brazilian food processing company, after JBS. The company is headquartered in São Paulo. The company has an operational base in 22 countries, exporting to over 100, and is the second-largest beef producer in the wor ...

sale to JBS in 2013. Since 2013, Seara has constantly growing and became a Leading producer of prepared foods and fresh & frozen poultry products with products present in more than 150 countries.

References

* Seara Quality & Innovatio

External links

Official website of Seara Alimentos

Official website of JBS Group
JBS S.A. subsidiaries Companies based in Santa Catarina (state) Meat companies of Brazil Meat packers {{Brazil-cuisine-stub