IRELAND: Greencore to sell malt business, pay down debt

By: just-food.com | 11 February 2010

Irish food group Greencore has reached an agreement to sell its malt business to AxéréalUnion De Coopératives Agricoles in a deal worth up to EUR116.25m (US$159.54m).

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Irish food group Greencore has reached an agreement to sell its malt business to AxéréalUnion De Coopératives Agricoles in a deal worth up to EUR116.25m (US$159.54m).

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