Packaged foods manufacturer Flowers Foods has announced that its acquisition of the assets of Bishop Baking Company from Kellogg. (Business Briefs).Packaged foods manufacturer Flowers Foods Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO), headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, is a leading producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States. The company operates 36 bakeries that produce breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and pastries, which are distributed fresh to has announced that its acquisition of the assets of Bishop Baking baking: see cooking.baking Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Company from Kellogg, which was announced in November November: see month. , has been completed. The transaction was an asset purchase for an undisclosed amount of cash. Further terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Bishop Baking Company, with annual sales of approximately $30 million, operates one bakery in Cleveland. Bishop's products, a line of fresh snack cake s are foods that come in small packages. They consist of items such as Drake's Devil Dogs, Twinkies or zebra cakes. They are manufactured by companies like Little Debbie and Drakes. They can be sold individually or by the box. items, are distributed nationwide. Kellogg acquired Bishop with the purchase of Keebler in March 2001. |
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