Mergers & Acquisitions

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. of Hanover, PA, and Golden Enterprises, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement on July 18 for Utz to acquire the company.

Unilever has signed an agreement to purchase Dollar Shave Club, which may shake up its competition.

Marberger brings more than 30 years of finance and leadership experience to ConAgra Foods, currently serving as CFO at Prestige Brands.

Together, WhiteWave and Danone are expected to create a unique global company committed to addressing tomorrows consumer trends by providing healthy and sustainable eating and drinking options.

Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, announces a sale agreement with Gores Holdings, a transaction that will introduce Hostess as a publicly listed company almost four years after seeking bankruptcy protection.

If Hershey Co. considers any new acquisition offer in the coming weeks it could face opposition from some in its namesake town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The Board Of Directors of The Hershey Company have rejected a preliminary, non-binding indication of interest rrom Mondelez.