The Kroger Co. is acquiring Albertsons Companies for approximately $24.6 billion. If the acquisition is approved, it will encompass 4,996 stores, 52 processing plants, 66 distribution centers, employ approximately 710,000, and, on a combined basis have an estimated $210 billion sales and $3.3 billion in earnings.
Puratos UK has strengthened its fruit filling offerings with the acquisition of Fourayes, the UK’s largest fruit processor and commercial jam manufacturer for bakeries, desserts and dairy.
One of Canada’s largest independent, family owned Halal meat processors, Amir Quality Meats Inc., recently acquired a Wellington Poultry Ltd. facility and associated supply.
Mexican cheese, crema and chorizo producer V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., announced Aug. 10 it acquired Mill Creek Cheese, a cheese plant in Iowa County, Wis.
In its recent second quarter report, Premium Brands Holdings Inc., announced that it acquired King's Command, a subsidiary of Versailles, Ohio-based American Foods Group LLC, specializing in cooked meats, and Golden Valley Farms, an Ontario-based deli meats manufacturer.
A joint venture between Continental Grain Co., New York, and Cargill, Minneapolis, has finalized its acquisition of poultry processor Sanderson Farms, Inc. for $4.5 billion.
Greater Omaha Express LLC, a subsidiary of Greater Omaha Packing Co., announced that the acquisition of Omaha, Neb.-based meat distributor Universe Trucking Co. is set to be finalized July 15.