date:May 29, 2013
Post Foods, a US-based cereal brands manufacturer, has acquired the branded and private label cereal, granola and snacks business of Hearthside Food Solutions in an all-cash deal worth $158m.
Hearthside Food Solutions is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Wind Point Partners and is a contract manufacturer of consumer baked foods and snacks.
The acquisition included the Golden Temple, Peace Cereal, Sweet Home Farm and Willamette Valley Granola company brands, as well as its private