UK/US: Private equity firm linked to Greencore
By Sam Webb | 7 November 2011
Irish own-label supplier Greencore's mystery buyer is an American private equity firm, according to The Sunday Times.
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Irish own-label supplier Greencore's mystery buyer is an American private equity firm, according to The Sunday Times.

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