WH spreads wings with Campofrio stake deal

Move with Mexico firm will enhance Chinese pork producer's global reach

China's largest pork producer WH Group Ltd and Mexico's leading food producer Sigma Alimentos SA have acquired a 98.3 percent stake in leading Spanish packaged meat company Campofrio Food Group SA de CV, a move to enhance WH's global expansion.

Sigma will own 61.3 percent of the company, with WH Group holding 37 percent.