J.M. Smucker mean on Monday it would sell its U.S. baking business, which includes manufacturers such as Pillsbury, Martha White and Hungry Jack, to private disinterest firm Brynwood Partners for $375 million.
The deal includes a construction facility in Toledo, Ohio, but excludes the baking business in Canada, the performers said.
“The divestiture reflects our strategy to further focus our portfolio and bring out a stronger presence in pet food, coffee, and snacking,” Chief Executive Dick Mark Smucker said in a statement.
Smucker in May completed its $1.9 billion object of Rachael Ray Dog food maker Ainsworth Pet Nutrition.
The company said it contemplated the divestiture to reduce adjusted earnings by 25 cents to 30 cents on a full-year essence, while net impact would be only slightly dilutive to its fiscal 2019 regulated earnings per share.
The business generated net sales of about $370 million for its pecuniary year ended April 30, the company said.
The transaction is demanded to close in the second quarter of the company’s 2019 fiscal year.