Stearns & Lehman’s shareholders have approved the previously announced merger of Stearns & Lehman and Kerry Holding.

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Stearns & Lehman develops, manufactures and markets flavored syrups, including coffee and espresso flavorings, oils and toppings, extracts, flavorings, dressings, specialty sugars and specialty frozen beverage products. The company’s customer list includes a number of America’s top specialty coffee retailers and restaurants, and its products are sold throughout the US and in over 16 foreign countries.


Kerry Group is a major international food ingredients, flavors and consumer foods corporation with current annualized sales in excess of US$3bn. In ingredients markets Kerry’s core technologies and global resources in cheese and dairy flavorings, coating systems, sweet flavorings and specialty lipid systems provide innovative, practical product solutions to food manufacturers and foodservice companies in over 80 countries.

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