Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit October 30, 2001, 01-1375 (Simmons Foods, Inc. v. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.)

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Simmons Foods, Inc., (Simmons) an Arkansas corporation that produces pet food poultry meal, sued Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., (HPN) a Kansas corporation that produces and markets pet foods, for breach of contract and promissory estoppel. Simmons claimed that HPN breached the last two years of an alleged three-year contract for the sale and purchase of poultry meal.