Mergers & Acquisitions

The transaction includes the Slim-Fast trademark and the global Slim-Fast business portfolio. Slim-Fast is sold throughout North America and in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Kevin Mead will lead the strategic direction, ongoing expansion and operations of Aerosoles retail and outlet locations.

Galderma, with approximately 5,000 employees and a presence in 80 countries, will henceforth operate as the pharmaceutical arm of Nestl Skin Health S.A.

The combination of the two companies is expected to create a product portfolio that is uniquely positioned to meet the advancing needs of retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and logistics service providers to manage complex order fulfillment cycles and collaborate with supply chain partners.

While Walmart once again takes the top spot, Amazons rise into a top 10 list from STORES Media is being noted as a symbolic of a shift in U.S. retail toward a genuinely multichannel future. Find out who else made the list, indicating noticeable changes taking place in the retail landscape.

Brynwood Partners has completed six acquisitions from Nestle USA, with this acquisition being the third in the past 14 months.

Hillshire withdrew its recommendation of the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods following receipt of the unilaterally binding offer from Tyson.

The company will focus efforts on branded products and growth categories such as "better-for-you" snacks.