The deal includes six processing plants and an innovation centre in the US with locations in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It also includes eight plants and three innovation centres in China, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia. Tom Hayes, president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods, said: "This acquisition will expand our international presence and value-added production capabilities and help us deliver more value to our foodservice customers. "Keystone provides a significant foundation for international growth with its in-country operations, sales and distribution network in high growth markets in the Asia Pacific region as well as exports to key markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We look forward to serving customers with these additional capabilities and to welcoming Keystone's dedicated team members to the Tyson Foods family."