Baxters

UK food manufacturer Baxters Food Group has acquired US-based contract manufacturer Truitt Bros for an undisclosed sum. According to sources, the acquisition is part of Baxters’ plans to expand its US and global growth strategy. Baxters is a producer of food such as canned soups, canned meat products, pickles, sauces, vinegar, chutneys, fruit preserves, salads, and condiments. Truitt Bros is a manufacturer of shelf-stable, thermally processed foods, operating from two …

The Canadian arm of UK canned soup and sauces producer Baxters has been sold for around C$24 million ($18 million) to a financial consortium comprising Fonds De Solidarite FTQ, Fondaction, Investissement Qubec and Champlain Financial Corporation. With volume sales of 60 million cans per year, Baxters Canada serves a wide range of consumers under its three brands Aylmer, Primo and Baxters. Alongside soups and sauces, the firm also manufactures ready-to …