Agrilink Foods Inc., Rochester, N.Y., and Vestar Capital Partners announced the completion of a $175 million equity investment in Agrilink by affiliates of Vestar. (At Closing News).

Agrilink Foods Inc., Rochester, N.Y., and Vestar Capital Partners announced the completion of a $175 million equity investment in Agrilink by affiliates of Vestar. The change in control transaction, originally announced on June 21, 2002, values Agrilink at approximately $800 million. Agrilink had been a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro-Fac Cooperative Inc., a 500-member grower cooperative. Pro-Fac will continue to hold a significant minority interest in Agrilink.