Ferrero Group to acquire Kellogg’s cookie, fruit snack business

Company will acquire 6 owned, one leased manufacturing facilities.

April 1, 2019

The Ferrero Group will acquire Kellogg Co.’s cookie, fruit and fruit-flavored snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses for $1.3 billion.

Kellogg to acquire RXBAR for $600 million

RXBAR to continue operating independently once transaction closes later this year.

Alyse Thompson

October 11, 2017

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Kellogg Co. will acquire Chicago Bar Co. LLC, maker of clean-label protein bar line RXBAR, for $600 million.

New Kellogg’s items

Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich.

Alyse Thompson

March 30, 2017

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The Kellogg Co. has introduced several new snack items as part of a larger slate of products launched in January.

Everyone loves a snack bar! (Unless it’s from a candy company)

Snack Bar sector continues to thrive, but confectioners struggle to enter the market.

Crystal Lindell

October 31, 2012

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It’s a great time to be in the snack bar business, but the confectionery industry struggles to enter the category.

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