Expanding its oilseeds network, Cargill has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Owensboro Grain Co. LLC, a fifth-generation, family-owned soybean processing facility and refinery located in Owensboro, Ky.
Foodservice equipment manufacturer Middleby Corp. acquired Escher Mixers, an industrial bakery equipment supplier. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Following The Kroger Co.’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons, the Washington State Court granted a temporary restraining order on Nov. 3 on the basis that the company would be unable to compete if it paid the $6.85 per common share special dividend while the merger is under antitrust review.
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV has acquired St. Pierre Groupe, a United Kingdom-based baker of premium brioche-style products with a growing presence in the United States. The transaction was disclosed in Bimbo’s third-quarter financial results report.
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.