Trident Seafoods Corp. to Acquire ConAgra Foods' Surimi business
Trident is a seafood harvesting, processing and marketing company which produces a wide range of products, including salmon, crab, halibut, cod and pollock fillets.
15/03/06 Trident Seafoods Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ConAgra Foods' Motley, MN-based surimi business that serves both retail and foodservice customers and includes the Louis Kemp brand. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March.
This transaction is part of ConAgra Foods' plan to drive consistent and sustainable growth by concentrating in those areas where it has the strongest competitive positions.
Trident is a seafood harvesting, processing and marketing company which produces a wide range of products, including salmon, crab, halibut, cod and pollock fillets. It also produces and markets surimi analog products, such as surimi crab and scallops.
ConAgra Foods Inc. is one of North America's largest packaged food companies, serving consumer grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, and many others.
