The Bimbo/Weston US bakery deal

Bimbo takes slice of US bakery market

Grupo Bimbo has hailed its acquisition of George Weston's US bakery business as a transformational deal that will help the Mexican-facing baker…

US: Bimbo to acquire George Weston bakery unit

Canadian food processing and distribution company George Weston has sold its US fresh bakery business to Mexican baker Grupo Bimbo.…

CANADA: Saputo completes Neilson acquisition

Saputo has completed the transaction to acquire Neilson Dairy, the dairy division of Weston Foods (Canada). The C$465m (US$372m) acquisition,…

Shake-up at Loblaw leaves questions unanswered

Loblaw, Canada's largest food retailer, has faltered recently as Wal-Mart slowly builds its presence north of the border. It's all…