Kellogg selling Keebler and other brands for US$1.3B
by The Associated Press
Mother's and Famous Amos cookie brands are among brands in the deal
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NEW YORK – Kellogg is selling its iconic Keebler cookie brand and other sweet snacks businesses to Ferrero for US$1.3 billion.
The Battle Creek, Michigan-based Kellogg Co. says the brands in the deal generated sales of $900 million and profits of $75 million last year. Kellogg is also selling its Mother’s and Famous Amos cookie brands, as well as its fruit-flavoured snack, pie crust and ice cream cone businesses.
Ferrero, an Italian confectionary company best known for its Nutella hazelnut cream, said Monday it will also acquire six U.S. manufacturing plants from Kellogg in the deal.
Kellogg is among many U.S. food companies that have sold off brands in recent years to adapt to a consumer shift toward more fresh, less processed snacks and foods.
