M&A Deal Summary

TreeHouse Foods Acquires J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons

On May 7, 2007, TreeHouse Foods acquired food company J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons from Bell-Carter Foods

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TreeHouse Foods’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is TreeHouse Foods’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is TreeHouse Foods’ 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-05-07
Target J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons
Sector Food
Buyer(s) TreeHouse Foods
Sellers(s) Bell-Carter Foods
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons

Springfield, Missouri, United States
J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons LLC offers refrigerated and processed pickles, as well as salad bar items.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TreeHouse Foods

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1862
Sector Food
Revenue 3.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
TreeHouse Foods' corporate headquarters based in Oak Brook, Illinois.
TreeHouse Foods' corporate headquarters based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

TreeHouse Foods manufactures and distributes private-label food and beverage products across North America. The Company produces snacks, beverages, and meal ingredients, including crackers, coffee, pretzels, cookies, powdered drinks, and condiments, serving grocery retailers, foodservice operators, and e-commerce brands. TreeHouse Foods is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 13
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 5
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 12
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Riverbend Foods

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Riverbend Foods is a manufacturer of soups, broths, gravies, and infant feeding products sold in cans, jars, and TetraRecart cartons. Riverbend Foods is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-31 San Antonio Farms

San Antonio, Texas, United States

The San Antonio Farms business (formerly known as Van De Walle Farms) has been operating in San Antonio, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bell-Carter Foods

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1912
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Bell-Carter Foods offers private label products, which include black ripe, whole or pitted kalamatas, and Spanish olives, as well as cocktail onions or capers. Bell-Carter Foods was founded in 1912 and is based in Walnut Creek, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Missouri M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-15 J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons

Springfield, Missouri, United States

J.L DeGraffenreid & Sons LLC offers refrigerated and processed pickles, as well as salad bar items.

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