US: Texas factor vital in Paramount Citrus' Healds Valley buy
By Dean Best | 27 July 2012
Paramount Citrus has said Healds Valley Farms' presence in Texas was a key factor in its decision to buy its US fresh produce peer.
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Paramount Citrus has said Healds Valley Farms' presence in Texas was a key factor in its decision to buy its US fresh produce peer.
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