Pickles business sold to Mizkan for £92.5M
Premier Foods confirmed the completion of the sale of its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Japanese food manufacturer Mizkan for £92.5M in cash on February 4.
Included in the sale was Branston sweet pickle, ketchup, relish, salad cream and mayonnaise, along with the firm’s Bury St Edmunds factory in Suffolk.
The sale was initially announced by former Premier Foods ceo Michael Clarke last October.
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