TreeHouse to Buy Protenergy Natural Foods
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (THS) announces that it will acquire Protenergy Natural Foods, a developer and manufacturer of premium quality food and beverage products, namely private label broth, soups and gravies. TreeHouse has agreed to pay Whitecastle Investments Limited, Whitecap Venture Partners and others CAD $170 million (approximately US $150 million) in cash for the business, subject to an adjustment for working capital.
The company expects the transaction to have approximately $0.05 to $0.07 EPS impact on 2014 earnings and add approximately $0.11 to $0.14 in EPS in 2015. The transaction is expected to close late in the second quarter of 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and will be financed through borrowings under TreeHouse's existing credit facility.
Protenergy Natural Foods is at the forefront of the evolution of carton and recart broth, soups and gravies, both for private label and corporate brands, and also serves as a co-manufacturer of national brands. With approximately 300 employees, Protenergy is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada and operates a second production facility in Cambridge, Maryland. Protenergy had 2013 sales of approximately CAD $130 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Following the acquisition, TreeHouse anticipates pro forma 2014 sales of approximately $2.7 billion and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $385 million.
"We are delighted to welcome Protenergy Natural Foods and its innovative capabilities in premium food and beverage products to the TreeHouse family," says Sam K. Reed, chairman, president and CEO of TreeHouse Foods. "The acquisition of Protenergy is expected to expand our existing packaging capabilities and enables us to offer customers a full range of soup products, both wet and dry. The addition of Protenergy is also expected to leverage our R&D capabilities in the evolution of shelf stable liquids from cans to cartons. Lastly, we believe Protenergy's packaging applications present meaningful growth opportunities in the categories that we already play in today, as well as closely adjacent food and beverage categories."
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The company expects the transaction to have approximately $0.05 to $0.07 EPS impact on 2014 earnings and add approximately $0.11 to $0.14 in EPS in 2015. The transaction is expected to close late in the second quarter of 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and will be financed through borrowings under TreeHouse's existing credit facility.
Protenergy Natural Foods is at the forefront of the evolution of carton and recart broth, soups and gravies, both for private label and corporate brands, and also serves as a co-manufacturer of national brands. With approximately 300 employees, Protenergy is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada and operates a second production facility in Cambridge, Maryland. Protenergy had 2013 sales of approximately CAD $130 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Following the acquisition, TreeHouse anticipates pro forma 2014 sales of approximately $2.7 billion and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $385 million.
"We are delighted to welcome Protenergy Natural Foods and its innovative capabilities in premium food and beverage products to the TreeHouse family," says Sam K. Reed, chairman, president and CEO of TreeHouse Foods. "The acquisition of Protenergy is expected to expand our existing packaging capabilities and enables us to offer customers a full range of soup products, both wet and dry. The addition of Protenergy is also expected to leverage our R&D capabilities in the evolution of shelf stable liquids from cans to cartons. Lastly, we believe Protenergy's packaging applications present meaningful growth opportunities in the categories that we already play in today, as well as closely adjacent food and beverage categories."
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