B G Foods to Acquire Iconic Green Giant® Brand

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PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the iconic Green Giant® and Le Sueur® brands, leaders in frozen and canned vegetables, from General Mills, Inc. for approximately $765 million in cash, subject to an inventory adjustment at closing. B&G Foods expects the acquisition to close during the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.

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