Insights and Stories of Lauren Hirsch

Amazon moves into real-world stores with Whole Foods deal

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

Reuters — Amazon.com said Friday it would buy grocer Whole Foods Market for US$13.7 billion in a move that gives the online retailer a physical network of stores to distribute fresh food and other goods to millennials and wealthy consumers. Amazon, which is known for squeezing suppliers and has been […]

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

Apr. 18, 2017 at 7:43 pm CDT

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Tim Hortons owner reported near deal to buy Popeyes

Feb. 20, 2017 at 3:45 pm CST

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Austere empire-building weighs on Kraft’s Unilever bid

Feb. 18, 2017 at 4:04 pm CST

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Jacket maker Canada Goose reported planning IPO

Oct. 9, 2016 at 12:38 am CDT

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Couche-Tard reported in lead to buy Corner Store chain

Aug. 16, 2016 at 6:52 pm CDT

New York | Reuters –– Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard is in the lead to acquire U.S.-based convenience store retailer CST Brands, according to two sources familiar with the matter. San Antonio-based CST owns and operates convenience stores and gas stations in Canada and the U.S., and it controls the […]

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SunOpta pressured by shareholders after sluggish sales

Jul. 25, 2016 at 3:48 pm CDT

Reuters – Canadian organic food company SunOpta Inc, already under pressure from U.S. hedge fund Tourbillon Capital Partners LP, is being prodded by a second activist shareholder to explore the sale of all or part of the company, according to sources familiar with the matter. Canadian hedge fund West Face Capital, […]

By John Tilak Lauren Hirsch

Tomato producer Mastronardi said seeking buyer

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:34 pm CDT

Reuters — Mastronardi Produce, an Ontario grower and distributor of hothouse tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, is exploring a sale it hopes could value it at as much as $900 million, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Privately-held Mastronardi has hired Bank of Montreal (BMO) to run an […]

By greg-roumeliotis Lauren Hirsch

ConAgra turns to Centerview again for advice on Ralcorp

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:56 pm CDT

Reuters — ConAgra Foods has hired Centerview Partners to explore a sale of its private label unit Ralcorp, just two years after it acquired the troubled business with advice from the same investment bank, people familiar with the matter said. The maker of Chef Boyardee and Slim Jim snacks, which […]

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