US: Unilever deal a "game changer", says B&G Foods CEO
By: Sam Webb | 1 November 2011
B&G Foods chief executive David Wenner has called the US company's acquisition of four food brands from Unilever a "game changer" that will take their operation to "another level".
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B&G Foods chief executive David Wenner has called the US company's acquisition of four food brands from Unilever a "game changer" that will take their operation to "another level".
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