Articles Tagged with ''mergers and acquisitions in the dairy industry''

The FTC alleges that the deal is anticompetitive. But Kroger says the "proposed merger with Albertsons Cos. will produce meaningful and measurable benefits for customers, associates and communities across the country."

Platinum Equity will acquire the brands.

The assets have become available due to The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Inc. merger.

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., the existing majority owner, will also invest new capital in the company.

Nelson-Jameson Inc., a distributor in the food processing industry, announced the acquisition of Sitzman Supply LLC, a wholesale provider of process systems products based in Alden, N.Y. 

The merger of MHS Global (“MHS”), a leading global provider of material handling automation and systems integration, and Fortna (“FORTNA”), a leading software and solutions provider for warehouse distribution, has resulted in a single combined entity that will be known, henceforth, as FORTNA.

Lactalis Canada, the Toronto, Canadian dairy leader behind iconic brands like Balderson specialty cheeses, Lactantia butter and siggi’s, acquired specialty brand Khaas. With products that currently include Khaas Halal and Khaas Dahi, Lactalis Canada says it is the only national dairy leader in ethnic yogourt. 

Unlike other marinated cheeses, CHEVOO is crafted using two infusion processes — the goat cheese is hand-blended with herbs and spices while the Extra Virgin Olive Oil blend is steeped for several weeks with crushed botanicals. 

North American flavor producer FlavorSum, a Kalamazoo, Mich.-based North American flavor producer, announced that it has added Meridian Flavors, a U.S.-based flavor manufacturer specializing in natural, non-GMO and organic flavors to the FlavorSum platform.

Reepack joins six other product brands under ProMach’s Flexibles & Trays business line.