date:Aug 12, 2013
TreeHouse Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Associated Brands, a leading North American manufacturer of private label powdered drinks, specialty teas and sweeteners, from TorQuest Partners and other shareholders in a C$187m ($180m) all cash deal.
Associated Brands, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, operates three production facilities in Delta, British Columbia, Canada; Medina, New York; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company, which has a workforce of 650, caters to