Hormel Foods Finalizes the Sale of CytoSport to PepsiCo
AUSTIN, Minn., April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) today announced it has completed the sale of its CytoSport business to PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP).
The transaction purchase price was $465 million, subject to working capital adjustments, and includes the Muscle Milk® and Evolve® brands.
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