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Kroger, Albertsons Companies and C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC Announce an Update
Amended Divestiture Plan Adds Stores, Facilities and Banner Names to Enhance Competition in Overlap Geographies and to Address Regulator Concerns
The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies Inc. announced today that they have amended their definitive agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC for the sale of assets in connection with their proposed merger previously announced on October 14, 2022. This amended package modifies and builds on the initial divestiture package that was announced on September 8, 2023.
The amended divestiture package responds to concerns raised by federal and...
Farmlands Co-operative to Proceed with Acquisition of Cattle Feed Producer Seales Winslow
The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) has given the green light to Farmlands Co-operative's October 2023 proposed acquisition of Seales Winslow, the animal nutrition division of Ballance Agri-Nutrients which specialises in cattle feed production.
Farmlands is a farming co-operative with over 80,000 shareholders. Its NRM animal nutrition products division supplies its customers in New Zealand's South Island with pelletised compound feed that it manufactures itself. In the North Island, Farmlands uses toll manufacturers. Meanwhile, Seales Winslow operates...
Cargill Purchases Two Meat Plants from Long-Time Partner Ahold Delhaize USA
As U.S. consumer demand for convenient and affordable protein options continues to grow, Cargill announced today that the company has invested in two processing facilities to expand its production and distribution of supermarket case-ready beef and pork to retailers in the Northeast part of the country.
Cargill has purchased case-ready meat plants in North Kingstown, R.I., and Camp Hill, Penn. from Infinity Meat Solutions, subsidiaries of Ahold Delhaize USA. Cargill team members already staff both facilities, stemming from a long-term partnership with Ahold...
Scoular Expands Footprint in Kansas with Purchase of Three Grain Facilities
Scoular, an agribusiness that buys, sells, stores, handles and processes grain and ingredients, recently announced that it has acquired three grain handling facilities in central Kansas.
The facilities were purchased from Skyland Grain and will allow the company to more than double its storage capacity in the region. The acquisition will complement Scoular's shuttle-loading facility in Pratt, which the company has operated for more than a decade.
Scoular will handle corn, wheat, soybeans, milo, and canola at the three newly acquired grain facilities. The grain...
FCPT Announces Acquisition of Two Popeyes Properties for $4.7 Million
Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of two Popeyes properties for $4.7 million. The properties are located in strong retail corridors in Arizona and Illinois and are occupied under a long-term, triple net lease with approximately 20 years of term remaining. The properties are in the final stages of construction but rent will commence immediately at close...
Lavoro Completes Acquisition of Coram
Lavoro Limited (Nasdaq: LVRO), the first U.S.-listed pure-play agricultural inputs retailer in Latin America, today announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in Coram Comércio e Representações Agrícolas (“Coram”), an ag retailer based in Ituverava (State of São Paulo).
This acquisition of Coram, a respected player in the agricultural inputs market since 1973, significantly strengthens Lavoro's operations in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Goiás, and bolsters its exposure to the sugarcane sector.
Founded in 1973 by César Luiz Mendonça, the retailer boasts 10 retail locations, more than 50 employees, and serves approximately 1,200...
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