McCain Buying Sara Lee's Australian Frozen Bakery Biz December 19, 2012 McCain Foods (Aust) Pty. Ltd. announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of the Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) frozen bakery business based in Australia and New Zealand from Hillshire Brands.Read More
Caribou Coffee Sold December 17, 2012 An affiliate of The Joh. A. Benckiser Group has agreed to acquire Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. for $340 million.Read More
Niacet Taking Kemira December 14, 2012 The Valence Group has advised Niacet Corporation on its announced acquisition of Kemira Oyj’s food and pharmaceutical businesses.Read More
Barry Callebaut Buying Petra Foods' Cocoa December 12, 2012 Barry Callebaut AG agreed to buy Singapore-based Petra Foods Ltd.’s cocoa-ingredients unit for $950 million.Read More
Cargill Buys Indian Ghee Brand December 11, 2012 Cargill Inc. will buy the Sunflower Vanaspati ghee brand from Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting.Read More
Maple Leaf Selling Facility December 11, 2012 Maple Leaf Foods Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its potato processing facility in Lethbridge, Alberta to Cavendish Farms.Read More
Saputo Takes Morningstar December 10, 2012 Saputo Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morningstar Foods LLC, a subsidiary of Dean Foods Company.Read More
ConAgra Buying Ralcorp November 27, 2012 ConAgra Foods is buying the private-label food maker Ralcorp for about $5 billion.Read More
Balance Bar Co. Sold November 26, 2012 Brynwood Partners VI L.P. has sold its portfolio company, Balance Bar Company, to NBTY Inc.Read More
Hostess Possibly Out of Business November 19, 2012 Hostess Brands says it is going out of business, closing U.S. plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of its 18,500 workers.Read More