Minnesota-based GNP Company is being sold. Pilgrim’s Pride, based out of Greely, Colorado, announced Tuesday they have a definitive agreement to acquire the company. GNP based out of St. Cloud is a chicken producer whose brands are Gold’n Plump and Just Bare. The 350-million dollar all-cash transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of next year, subject to regulatory review. GNP has production facilities in Cold Spring, Luverne and Arcadia, Wisconsin. It employs about 1,700 people.