General Mills completes acquisition of Annie’s

Natural and organic acquisitions heighten profitability

General Mills completes acquisition of Annie’s A month after the initial announcement in September, General Mills has completed its acquisition of Annie’s, Inc. to expand its organic portfolio.

The global food company will purchase all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Annie’s at $46 per share. The transaction was reportedly valued at approximately $820 million.

California-based Annie’s Inc., known as Annie’s Homegrown, was founded in 1989 and markets more than 145 natural and organic products. Known for its line of branded macaroni and cheese products, the company had net sales of $204 million in the last fiscal year.

Annie’s will join other General Mills natural and organic products including Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, LARABAR and Food Should Taste Good brands.

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Jeremy Gerrard was Food Engineering's Digital/Online Editor. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in journalism. His previous work experience includes years spent as a reporter with the Daily Local News out of Chester County, PA. In addition to writing feature articles for Food Engineering, Jeremy covered the Dry Processing, Field Reports and People and Industry news sections.