Company:Pinnacle Foods
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| Type | Public |
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| NYSE: PF Russell 1000 Component | |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1998 (as Vlasic Foods International) |
| Headquarters | Parsippany, New Jersey, United States |
Key people | Roger Deromedi (Chairman) Mark A. Clouse (CEO) Craig Steenek (CFO) Mary Beth DeNooyer (EVP, CHRO) Daniel Poland (EVP, CSCO) M. Kelley Maggs (Secretary, General Counsel) Mark L. Schiller (EVP, CCO) Michael J. Barkley (EVP) |
| Products | Frozen food, Condiments, Baking mixes, Packaged meat |
| Revenue |  US$3.144 billion (2017) |
Number of employees | 4,000 |
| Website | www.pinnaclefoods.com |
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. is a packaged foods company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey that specializes in the shelf stable and frozen food categories.
History
The company was founded in 1998 as Vlasic Foods International, acquiring the Swanson TV dinners, Open Pit and Vlasic Pickles brands from the Campbell Soup Company.
In 2007, Pinnacle Foods was acquired by the Blackstone Group, a New York City-based private equity firm.[1]
In 2013, Pinnacle Foods' Parsippany office was named Inc. Magazine's "World's Coolest Office."[2] That year, Pinnacle Foods had its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, raising approximately $580 million for its owners, the private equity Blackstone Group. Shares began trading under the ticker symbol PF on April 4 at the upper range of its offering, $20 per share, thereby valuing Pinnacle Foods with a market capitalization of $2.3 billion.[3]
In May 2014, Hillshire Brands announced it was buying Pinnacle Foods for $4.23 billion in a cash and stock deal. Hillshire Brands' portfolio includes Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, and Sara Lee.[4] But on June 30, 2014, it was announced that Pinnacle Foods had scrapped its sale to Hillshire Brands, which would allow Hillshire Brands to be acquired by Tyson Foods. Pinnacle was to receive a $163 million payment as part of the breakup from Hillshire, and also receive an expected $25 million in one-time costs connected to the scotched sale.[5][6]
In March 2016, it was announced that CEO Robert Gamgort would be leaving Pinnacle Foods to be the new CEO of Keurig Green Mountain.[7] Mark A. Clouse, formerly of Mondelēz, succeeded Gamgort as CEO of the company.[8]
In June 2018, Conagra announced it would acquire Pinnacle Foods for $8.1 billion.[9]
Other acquisitions
In March 2004, Pinnacle Foods acquired Aurora Foods of St. Louis, Missouri.[10] Two years later, it acquired the food business of Dial Corporation including the Armour Star canned meats business.[11]
In 2009, the Swanson brand was discontinued in the U.S., but remained use in Canada; also, Pinnacle Foods acquired Birds Eye Foods, Inc. adding a mix of frozen and specialty brands to its portfolio.
In November 2014, Pinnacle Foods announced that it would acquire Garden Protein International, Inc., maker of Gardein, from founder Yves Potvin, for $154 million.[12]
In November 2015, Pinnacle Foods announced that it would be acquiring Boulder Brands for around $710 million, as part of the company’s strategy to expand its health and wellness services.[13]
Brand portfolio
Grocery Segment
- Armour Star, Appian Way Pizza Crust Mix, Cream Cornstarch and Banner Sausage (acquired from The Dial Corporation)
- Bernstein's dressings
- Brooks beans and chili
- Duncan Hines including Duncan Hines Comstock, Duncan Hines Wilderness (acquired from Procter & Gamble in 1997)
- Log Cabin Syrup (acquired from Kraft Foods)
- Mrs. Butterworth's (acquired from Unilever)
- Nalley
- Open Pit barbecue sauce
- Smart Balance
- Vlasic
- Wish-Bone (acquired from Unilever in 2013[14])
Frozen Segment
- Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast (name under license from Quaker Oats) frozen breakfast foods[citation needed]
- Birds Eye including Birds Eye C&W and Birds Eye Voila!
- Celeste
- Hungry-Man frozen TV dinners (acquired from Campbell Soup Company)
- Lender’s (acquired from Kraft Foods in 1999)
- Mrs. Paul's
- Van de Kamp's
Boulder Segment
- Earth Balance
- EVOL
- Gardein
- Glutino
- Udi's
Specialty Segment
- El Restaurante
- Erin's
- Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips and Snack Rings[15]
- Husman's
- Snyder of Berlin (no longer related to Snyder's of Hanover)
- Tim's Cascade Snacks
References
- ↑ "Blackstone Group buying Pinnacle Foods". NBC News. 12 February 2007. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17114175/ns/business-us_business/t/blackstone-group-buying-pinnacle-foods/#.WqihRmaB2YU.
- ↑ "World's Coolest Offices 2018" (in en). http://www.inc.com/worlds-coolest-offices.
- ↑ "Pinnacle Foods Sets Its Shares At High End" (in en). The New York Times. 2013-03-28. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/business/pinnacle-foods-prices-shares-at-high-end.html?_r=0.
- ↑ "Hillshire Brands Buying Pinnacle Foods for $4.23B". ABC News. May 12, 2014. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/hillshire-brands-buying-pinnacle-foods-423b-23677758. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Pinnacle Foods Lets Hillshire out of Sale Pact". Associated Press. ABC News. 30 June 2014. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/pinnacle-foods-lets-hillshire-sale-pact-24372071. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Team, Trefis. "Hillshire Brands Moves To End Pinnacle Deal In Light Of Tyson Foods' Offer". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/06/17/hillshire-brands-moves-to-end-pinnacle-deal-in-light-of-tyson-foods-offer/. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "Pinnacle Foods CEO Robert Gamgort to head Keurig Green Mountain". https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/03/23/pinnacle-foods-ceo-leaves-for-keurig-green-mountain/82156668/.
- ↑ Jamerson, Joshua (2016-04-27). "Pinnacle Foods Taps Mondelez’s Clouse as CEO" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pinnacle-foods-taps-mondelezs-clouse-as-ceo-1461766481.
- ↑ Naidu, Richa. "Conagra to buy Pinnacle for $8.1 billion, creating frozen food powerhouse" (in en-US). Reuters U.S.. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pinnacle-fds-m-a-conagra-brands/conagra-to-buy-pinnacle-for-8-1-billion-creating-frozen-food-powerhouse-idUSKBN1JN19Y.
- ↑ "Aurora Foods emerges from bankruptcy, completes merger". St. Louis Business Journal. 22 March 2004. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2004/03/22/daily4.html. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Pinnacle Foods Group acquires Armour dry food products". Food Ingredients First. 2 March 2006. http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/pinnacle-foods-group-acquires-armour-dry-food-products-business.html.
- ↑ Pinnacle Foods to buy Canadian protein foods maker Gardein. Reuters , 14 November 2014
- ↑ "Pinnacle Foods to buy Boulder Brands to boost health offerings". 24 November 2015. https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-boulderbrands-m-a-pinnaclefoods-idUSKBN0TD1EX20151124.
- ↑ Pinnacle Foods to buy Unilever's Wish-Bone salad dressing business
- ↑ http://pinnaclefoods.com/brands/hawaiian-snacks
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