Hormel Foods Corp. has acquired the Planters snacking portfolio from the Kraft Heinz Co. The acquisition includes the Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls and Corn Nuts brands, as well as three production facilities.
“This is an important day for Hormel Foods as we close the largest acquisition in our company’s history. As a global branded food company, we have been making a purposeful and strategic shift in our portfolio of brands and products, which includes enhancing our snacking offerings. The Planters snacking business is an important cornerstone to this strategy, and now joins our leading brands such as Skippy, Spam, Hormel Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin’s, Columbus and Wholly Guacamole,” said Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and CEO at Hormel Foods. “The Planters snacking business will now have the world-class resources of Hormel Foods marketing, innovation and robust sales organization behind it to drive further growth. We welcome the Planters team members to the Hormel Foods family. Together, we are going to do great things for this business.”
Citi and Credit Suisse were the financial advisors to Hormel Foods, and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP served as legal counsel.
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with more than $9 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide.
The company recently appointed Jacinth Smiley as group VP of corporate strategy. See story, here.
