Performance Food Group Attracts Takeover Interest from US Foods, Bloomberg News reports
Performance Food Group has attracted takeover interest from peer US Foods Holding Corp , Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Performance Food's shares were up more than 9% in premarket trading, while those of US Foods were flat.
Rosemont, Illinois-based US Foods has been evaluating an acquisition of Performance Food and expressed its interest about a potential combination in recent months, the report added.
US Foods and Performance Food did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment...
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