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Weston Foods finds buyer
FGF Brands Inc., Toronto, reached an agreement to acquire the
Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery businesses of George
Weston Ltd., Toronto, for $1.2 billion. The purchase price represents
approximately a 10x multiple on the 2021 estimated
EBITDA of the Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery business.
Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery businesses serve retail
and foodservice customers with packaged fresh bread and rolls as
well as frozen and artisan bread and rolls, cakes, donuts and pies
throughout Canada and the United States. The company produces
private label products and many well-known brands, including
Wonder, Ace Bakery, Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Casa Mendosa,
Dave's Killer Bread and Gadoua.
FGF's acquisition includes the fresh and frozen bakery businesses
that comprised approximately 75% of Weston Foods' net sales
in 2020 and does not include cookies, cones, crackers and wafers.
FGF Brands is a Canadian, family-owned baking company that
combines robotics, AI systems and supply chain solutions with a
commitment to making food with the cleanest possible ingredients.
FGF's products include naan, flatbread, pizza crusts, muffins,
sliced cakes, whole loaves, croissants and Danish sold under multiple
brands, including Stonefire Authentic Flatbreads and Simple
Joys Bakery.
- Eric Schroeder, Milling & Baking News
FDA publishes voluntary
sodium reduction targets
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance
that provides voluntary short-term sodium reduction targets
for 163 packaged and prepared foods. The targets were first published
in draft form in 2016.
The targets seek to decrease average sodium intake from approximately
3,400 mg to 3,000 mg per day over the next 2.5 years.
Although the average intake would still be above the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans' recommended limit of 2,300 mg per
day for those 14 and older, the FDA said that even modest reductions
will " substantially " decrease diet-related diseases.
" The final guidance outlines short-term goals that we're recommending
the food industry work to meet as soon as possible to
help optimize public health, " said Janet Woodcock, acting commissioner
of the FDA. " We will continue our discussions with the
food industry as we monitor the sodium content of the food supply
to evaluate progress. "
The FDA said research shows people consume 50% more sodium
than recommended. The statistic includes children, with more
than 95% of children 2 to 13 years old exceeding recommended
limits of sodium for their age groups.
- Keith Nunes, Food Business News
10 Baking & Snack November 2021 / www.bakingbusiness.com
Marian Harris, Partners
Crackers founder, dies
Marian Harris, entrepreneur and
founder of Partners, A Tasteful Choice
Co., Des Moines, Wa., died Sept. 27.
Ms. Harris' death was announced by her
daughter, Cara Figgins, the company's
president and chief executive officer.
Ms. Harris found initial success
Harris
serving homemade soups and salads
in downtown Seattle, but she came up
empty-handed when looking for quality crackers to accompany
her meals. After developing her own crackers and realizing how
popular they had become, she set off to start a new business selling
her crackers that the company describes as a perfect " partner "
for any food. That's how Partners Crackers was born in 1992.
Partners produces about 11 million crackers each day at its
150,000-square-foot plant in Des Moines, Wash., an expanded facility
where the company moved in 2017. Producing four brands
with a wide variety of cracker sizes, flavors and ingredients, the
company employs more than 90 people and sells in all 50 states
and across the world. In 2019, Seattle Business Magazine awarded
Partners its Gold Family Business Award for midsize companies.
David Murphy, Mother
Murphy's chairman, dies
David S. Murphy, longtime president
who served as chairman of Mother
Murphy's Laboratories, Greensboro,
NC, died Oct. 10 after a 13-year battle
with cancer. He was 68 years old.
A graduate of Wofford College in
Murphy
Spartanburg, SC, Mr. Murphy also attended
Dunwoody Baking School in
Minneapolis. Shortly after graduation he
joined the family business, Mother Murphy's Laboratories, and
held a number of sales positions at the company for many years.
He was named president of Mother Murphy's in 1996 and chairman
in 2013. He was succeeded as president by Robin Conner in
2016 but continued as chairman until he died.
Mr. Murphy was active in several trade organizations, including
the Cookie and Snack Bakers Association, the Allied Trades
of the Baking Industry, the Texas Allied Trades Association, the
Bakers National Education Foundation and the Food Marketing
Education Council. He also was a member of the American Bakers
Association and the American Society of Baking.
- Eric Schroeder, Milling & Baking News
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