date:Oct 15, 2013
The nations largest organic peanut butter company and the first food business to ever lose its federal registration during an outbreak of foodborne illness now finds itself in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Sunland, Inc.s financial meltdown has left the remote eastern New Mexico town of Portales in mourning over the loss of jobs and a market for the regions Valencia peanuts.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for New Mexico, David T. Thuma, has already named a trustee and set 2 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Chaves Coun