date:May 13, 2014
nterview.
The deal also will expand Hillshire's cost base beyond pricy beef and pork and will create co-branding opportunities, he said. For example, Birds Eye's Voila skillet meals contain unbranded meats that could be replaced with Hillshire products.
Hillshire's other products include Aidells sausages and Gallo Salame. Pinnacle also sells Open Pit barbecue sauces, Mrs. Paul's frozen seafood and Wish-Bone salad dressing.
Hillshire, formerly the food business of Sara Lee Corp, is offering $1