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B&G Foods Inc. (BGS) is in the Food Industry

Revenue
Dec 29 2007
$471.3M
Profit
Dec 29 2007
$17.8M
Market Cap
Sep 04 2008
$299.5M

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  • Cream of an Acquisition

    Two old-time hot cereals, Cream of Wheat and Cream of Rice, will soon become home-grown New Jersey staples now that Parsippany-based B&G Foods has purchased a unit of Illinois-based Kraft Foods for about $200 million. For its money, B&G Foods picks up the cereal brands and manufacturing equipment. With boxes...

    Articles 2007-01-29

  • A subsidiary of B&G Foods, which already owns the Ortega retail brand of Mexican foods

    A subsidiary of B&G Foods, which already owns the Ortega retail brand of Mexican foods, has bought the Ortega foodservice dispensable pouch and dipping cup cheese sauce businesses from Nestle USA...

    Articles 2006-01-01

  • Cadbury sells its Molasses to B&G

    Cadbury Schweppes, the world's largest confectionery company, said yesterday it had sold its US-based Grandma's Molasses business for $30m (pounds 17m) to B&G Foods, the US food group. Cadbury, which owns brands such as Dr Pepper and Trident Gum, said the all- cash deal is expected to complete next year....

    Articles 2005-12-24

  • IPOs Still Have a Hardy Following

    But investors are wary and regulatory burdens have some firms convinced it's better to stay private Too small. That's how investment bankers viewed B&G Foods when it first considered an initial public offering of stock, according to David Wenner, CEO of the Parsippany-based company. Undaunted, B&G...

    Articles 2005-01-01

  • Summing Up

    Success brings new quandaries like figuring out the right time to exit a business you may have spent decades building. This can mean thinking hard about the rest of your life and how you want to spend it, as Joe Wilson of Integrated Packaging did. Thanks to advance planning he...

    Articles 2005-01-01

  • From Pickles To Public Offering

    B&G Foods Holding raised $261 million in an IPO last week. Brands of the Parsippany company, which is known for its pickles and relish products, include Polaner fruit spreads and B&M baked beans. The amount raised was far less than the company had sought when it filed last March to...

    Articles 2004-10-11

  • IPO Market Breathes Fresh Air, The

    More local companies have filed so far this year than in all of 2003 After being slammed shut for more than two years, the IPO window suddenly looks wide open. Last week, B&G Foods, a maker of branded grocery products, unveiled plans to raise up to $565...

    Articles 2004-02-16

  • Marian M. Dutcher.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

    Marian M. Dutcher of Carol Stream Funeral services for Marian M. Dutcher nee Yendrejczyk, 90, formerly of Wheaton and Lombard, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at the Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. She died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at...

    Articles 2004-01-04

  • B&G buys Ortega.(The Private Eye)(B and G Foods Inc. from Nestle Prepared Foods Co.)(Brief Article)

    B&G Foods, the Parsippany, N.J., marketer of private label condiments, spices, jams and preserves, has acquired the Ortega brand from Nestle Prepared Foods Company, Solon, Ohio. B&G markets a diversified portfolio of high-quality shelf-stable food products undaer its own brands and in private label, with a...

    Articles 2003-09-01

  • Premium pasta sauces stir up excitement: Restaurant-quality labels earn shelf space as sales increase - Grocery - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

    Making spaghetti dinners from scratch just isn't an option for most consumers these days. Bottled sauces consequently have become pantry staples, as have other quick-meal help in the form of marinade, barbecue sauce and pizza sauce. But while consumers crave food items to make mealtime...

    Articles 2002-10-07

  • Licensing a personality.(B and G Foods Inc. licenses Emeril Legasse name, expertise for product line)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)

    Often times instead of fielding branding and licensing opportunities, a company sets out with its own ideas for brand connections and product development concepts. Such was the case for B&G Foods, Parsippany, N.J., a food processor and marketer that self-manufacturers and own-packs a...

    Articles 2002-02-01

  • Kick it up a notch!(B and G Foods Inc., chef Emeril Lagasse)(Brief Article)

    Parsippany, N.J-based B&G Foods Inc. and superstar chef Emeril Lagasse have teamed up to develop Emeril's, a line of 14 mouthwatering seasonings, salad dressings, basting sauce marinades, and pepper sauces. Millions of Americans tune in to the cable TV Food...

    Articles 2000-10-01

  • Authentically Mexican Las Palmas Wows Cooks - Brief Article

    When B&G Foods acquired the Las Palmas line of Mexican sauces from Pillsbury last year, it had been a neglected regional brand for several years amid encroaching competition from other brands on the west coast. The Mexican sauce category was booming but Las Palmas sales had been steadily declining. So...

    Articles 2000-08-21

  • Mergers & Acquisitions & Joint Ventures

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    Articles 1999-03-25

  • Mergers & Acquisitions & Joint Ventures

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    Articles 1999-02-25

  • Pillsbury sells brands to B&G Foods - Brief Article

    Diageo subsidiary Pillsbury has announced the sale of six non-strategic brands to US group B&G Foods. The brands are Underwood meat spreads, B&M baked beans, Ac'cent flavour enhancer, Sa-son Ac'cent flavour enhancer, Las Palmas ethnic Mexican food and Joan of Arc canned beans. Pillsbury will continue to market...

    Articles 1999-02-11

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    Articles 1999-02-11

  • Diageo sells

    Diageo sells DIAGEO'S Pillsbury unit is selling six non-strategic brands to US company B&G Foods for $192m, including Underwood meat spreads, B&M baked beans and Joan of Arc canned beans. A buyer is still being sought for Pet Evaporated Milk, which was put up for sales at...

    Articles 1999-01-30

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  • CEO: Mr. David L. Wenner

B&G Foods is primarily engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of a portfolio of foods across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Co.'s products include hot cereals, jams, jellies and fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, spices, seasonings, marinades, hot sauces, wine vinegar, maple syrup, molasses, salad dressings, Mexican-style sauces, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles, peppers and other specialty food products. Co. distributes these products to retailers in New York metropolitan area through a direct-store-delivery sales and distribution system and elsewhere in the U.S. through a nationwide network of independent brokers and distributors.

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B&G Foods Inc. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Stephen C. Sherrill

Chairman

Mr. David L. Wenner

Mr. Robert C. Cantwell

Mr. James R. Chambers

Ms. Cynthia T. Jamison

Mr. Dennis M. Mullen

Mr. Alfred Poe

Contact Information

Four Gatehall Drive

Suite 110

Parsippany, NJ

http://www.bgfoods.com

973 401-6500

NAICS Code

All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing: 311999
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