Mergers & Acquisitions

A surprising twist in the sale of Pringles hit this morning when Diamond Foods Inc. called off its planned acquisition of Procter & Gamble's popular brand. But Pringles wont be homeless for long as The Kellogg Company swept in this morning to state its claim on the world's second largest player in savory snacks.

Griffin will combine with Acostas Marketing Group to form AMG Strategic Advisors, a new business unit to be led by Griffins co-founder and CEO Carrie Shea.

?The company intensifies its focus on Health & Hygiene and faster growing consumer markets to fuel another decade of market outperformance.

Minneapolis-based Crispin grew approximately 200 percent in 2011, outpacing the overall cider categorys 26 percent growth during the same period.

The former Diageo head of global procurement, John Dickson, is to become chief procurement officer at H.J. Heinz.

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