US: Sara Lee sells North American bakery unit to Grupo Bimbo
By just-food.com | 9 November 2010
US food group Sara Lee has agreed to sell its North American fresh bakery operations to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo in a deal worth US$959m.
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US food group Sara Lee has agreed to sell its North American fresh bakery operations to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo in a deal worth US$959m.
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