Flowers Foods Inc., Thomasville, Ga., completes the acquisition of Hostess Brands’ bread assets, including 20 bakeries; the Wonder, Merita, Home Pride, Butternut and Nature’s Pride brands; and 36 depots from Old HB Inc. (formerly Hostess Brands). The adjusted purchase price was $355 million.
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and the Gluten-Free Certification Program have formed an alliance to launch the a gluten-free certification program in North America.
Vice president of sustainability at Procter & Gamble Co., Len Sauers, not only believes in his company and its sustainability mission, he cares deeply about it. He’s part of a small, environmentally committed group not often heralded in the world of corporate sustainability.
Famous Brands International, parent company of Mrs. Fields Cookies, names Neal Courtney CEO and announces that Z Capital Partners is now its sole owner.
Arbor Investments has acquired New French Bakery, a Minneapolis company that produces premium branded and private-label take-and-bake, par-baked and fresh artisan breads.
Campbell Soup Co. agrees to acquire Kelsen Group A/S, a Danish baked snacks producer, from private equity firm Maj Invest and several other investors to expand its international footprint and baked snacks growth in China.
Plaza Belmont Fund III LP of Shawnee Mission, Kan., and several other investors have acquired Labriola Baking Co. in Alsip, Ill. Terms of the transaction, which did not include the Labriola Bakery Café, were not disclosed.
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