Western Smokehouse Partners, headquartered in Galesburg and a leading provider of better-for-you meat snacks, has acquired Junior’s Smokehouse, a respected manufacturer based in El Campo, Texas. Western Smokehouse Partners, which currently employs 300 people across three locations in Galesburg, will integrate the Texas facility into its network spanning Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Idaho and now Texas. These values strongly align with who we are at Western Smokehouse Partners,” said Matt Bormann, CEO of Western Smokehouse Partners. Scott Chambers, CEO of Junior’s Smokehouse, said, “Joining Western Smokehouse Partners marks an exciting new chapter for our team. “We believe in embracing what makes Junior’s Smokehouse unique while helping them scale for the future,” Hankes said.