Sligro Food Group has said that it expects to reach an agreement on the sale of Rosenberg, its specialist confectionery wholesaler, to a combined bid from food group Ickx-Dragee and investment group Kaspar Group.

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Rosenberg supplies branded confectionery products to the specialist food retail and supermarket channels.


In a statement posted on its website, the Sligro Food Group said that tThe sale will enable it o concentrate on its large-scale activities in the foodservice market and its 150 full-service supermarkets.


In accordance with the mergers code of the Social and Economic Council (SER), notification of the transaction has been given and the Staff Council of Sligro Food Group has been invited to give its recommendation. The transaction should be completed by February 2008.

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