This is a post I wrote up a while back and never published as Kraft/Heinz and other things happened. Anyway, here it is: In December 2011, Leucadia (LUK) bought 79% of National Beef. They explained the purchase as a play on the rising consumption of protein around the world as incomes rise in emerging economies…
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SEB: Seaboard Corporation
Not to get too caught up with Leucadia and what the smart folks there say, but this “wind at your back” and “protein” talk reminded me of a nice little company that may also be a protein play. LUK bought National Beef partly because it’s a play on the rising consumption of beef around the…