Packaged Foods

The Coca-Cola Company and Select Milk Producers, Inc. will acquire equity stakes in the newly-created Fair Oaks Farms Brands, LLC to drive growth and expansion of Core Power and to create an innovative portfolio of brands and products that feature the value-added nutrition of dairy.

Dean Foods will use substantially all of the net proceeds from the sale of Morningstar to significantly reduce outstanding debt, resulting in a stronger balance sheet and increased flexibility to execute against our strategies for our core dairy business.

The integration process of Pfizer Nutrition into Nestle Nutrition, that will see approximately 4,500 employees of Pfizer Nutrition join the Nestle Group, is underway.

The most successful new products include Hormel party trays, Hormel Natural Choice deli meats, Hormel Compleats microwave meals and Jennie-O Turkey Store oven ready items and turkey burgers.

The transaction creates one of the largest packaged food companies in North America, with sales of approximately $18 billion annually. It will also position ConAgra Foods as the largest private label packaged food business in North America, with combined private label sales of approximately $4.5 billion.

Hostess Brands, Inc. has been forced by a Bakers Union strike to shut down all operations and sell all company assets. But with high brand recognition, it's expected that other companies may be interested in keeping products, like Twinkies and Ding Dongs, alive.

BluePrint is a nationally recognized leader in the raw juice category based in New York City.

Acquisitions play a vital role in Hain Celestials strategy of building market share. These have not only widened the companys geographical presence, but also provided opportunities to cross-sell products in the U.S., Canadian and European markets.