Birds Eye Foods sells Mexican facility

26/08/05 The United States, Birds Eye Foods, Inc., the nation's leader in manufacturing and marketing frozen vegetables and a major processor of other food products, has announced that it has sold its Celaya, Mexico manufacturing facility and all of its equipment to Congelados Don Jose S.P.R. de R.L. ("CDJ"), a Mexican-based producer of high quality vegetables.

In connection with the sale, Birds Eye Foods has entered into a 10-year supply agreement with CDJ for various frozen vegetables, including broccoli and cauliflower. Current employees will retain employment at the facility.

The Rochester, N.Y. based firm, which has sales of approximately $900 million annually, processes fruits and vegetables in 14 facilities across the country. Familiar brands in the frozen aisle include Birds Eye, Birds Eye Voila!, C&W, Freshlike and McKenzie's. Other processed foods marketed by Birds Eye Foods include fillings and toppings (Comstock and Wilderness); chili and chili ingredients (Nalley and Brooks); salad dressings (Bernstein's and Nalley); snacks (Tim's and Snyder of Berlin) and Birds Eye Fresh, a premium line of fresh vegetables. Birds Eye Foods also produces many of these products for the store brands, food service and industrial markets.

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