Dry Grocery

• BAB Holdings, Inc. acquired the assets and business of Brewster’s Coffee*
   
• Bri-Al, LLC*, a partnership formed by Arthur Anderson and Paul Suthern, acquired the assets and business of Bri-Al, L.P. from Kentco Capital Corporation and Bri-Al, L.P.
   
• ConAgra, Inc.* acquired the assets of VanCamp’s and Wolf Brand businesses of The Quaker Oats Company
   
• Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc.* and Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. acquired the assets of Hiland Potato Chip Company of Des Moines and Old Vienna Snacks, Inc.
   
• Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc.* and Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. sold the assets of National Oats Company to Ralston Purina Company
   
• Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc.* and Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. acquired Lowrey’s Meat Specialties, Inc.
   
• Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc.* sold the assets of Nalley’s U.S. Chips and Snacks to Country Crisp Foods
   
• Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc.* and Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. sold the assets of Curtice-Burns Meat Snacks to Oberto Sausage Company
   
• Curtice-Burns, Inc.* acquired the assets of Adams Foods, a business unit of International Multifoods Corporation
   
• Curtice-Burns, Inc.* acquired the assets of Blevins Popcorn Company owned by Conwood Company
   
• Curtice-Burns, Inc.* acquired the assets of Smoke Craft, a business unit of International Multifoods Corporation
   
• Hi-Life Packing Company acquired the assets of the Pet Food Division of R.T. French*
   
• Hormel Foods Corporation* acquired Valley Fresh, Inc.
   
• Hormel Foods Corporation* acquired Chi-Chi's brand from Casa de Oro Foods Limited
   
• Hormel Foods Corporation* acquired Arriba Foods, Inc./Mexican Accent, Inc.
   
• Jerome Remien Corporation* acquired the assets of Ace Pecan Corporation
   
• Kehe Food Distributors, Inc.* acquired certain assets and obtained the distribution rights for its area from the B. Manischewitz Company, LLC
   
• Kerry Group, PLC* acquired SPI Foods, Inc.
   
• Mars/Unisabi* acquired Ebly, an affiliate of Cooperative Le Dunnois
   
• McCormick & Company, Inc. acquired the retail spice business of Crescent Foods, Inc.*
   
• Mrs. Alison’s Cookie Company, Inc.* sold its assets to Beatrice Foods, Inc.
   
• Mrs. Smith’s Bakeries, Inc.* acquired the Banquet frozen dessert business from ConAgra, Inc.
   
• Multifoods* sold Prepared Foods, Inc. (Multifoods’ Meat Business) to IBP, Inc.
   
• Ontario Foods, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Genesee Corp.* was acquired by Associated Brands, Inc.
   
• Park, L.P., Park Foods, L.P.* sold the assets and business of the private label retail bakery mix segment of Park Foods, L.P. to Gilster Mary Lee Corporation
   
• Park, L.P., Park Foods, L.P.* sold the asset and business of the coffee and hot beverage segment of Park Foods, L.P. to Chock full o’Nuts Corporation
   
• Park, L.P., Park Foods, L.P.* sold the assets and business of the private label cold beverage segment of Park Foods, L.P. to The Torbitt & Castleman Company
   
• Ralston Purina Company acquired Benco Pet Foods, Inc.*
   
• Reames Foods, Inc.* was sold to T. Marzetti Company, a Lancaster Colony company
   
• Richardson Foods Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Quaker Oats Company*, sold the assets of its Safe-T Pacific Division to Joy Cone Company
   
• Shaffer, Clarke & Company, Inc., an affiliate of Keebler Company* owned by United Biscuits (Holdings) plc, sold the business and certain assets of KA-ME to Liberty Richter, a subsidiary of Hagemeyer Foods (N.A.), Inc.
   
• SPI, Inc. acquired Shade Pasta, Inc.*
   
• The Popcorn Factory, Inc.* sold certain assets of its division Iroquois Popcorn Company to Iroquois Acquisition Company, a corporation owned by Donald Amfahr
   
• The Quaker Oats Company* sold the assets of Pritikin Systems, Inc., to Pritikin Foods, L.L.C.
   
• The Quaker Oats Company* acquired R.W. Snyder Company, Inc.
   
• Tri Valley Growers* (Pik-Nik business) was sold to Great American Foods
   
• WesCap Holdings, L.P. acquired Bernard Food Industries, Inc., Stevens Packaging, Inc., and Calco Food Company, Inc.*

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