date:Apr 23, 2012
Irish food company Greencore has entered into an agreement to acquire Marketfare Foods, a leading manufacturer of food-to-go products for convenience and small stores in the US, for $36m.
The acquisition is a part of Greencore's strategy to further develop its food-to-go business in the US.
Marketfare Foods principal customer is 7-Eleven, which it has partnered for over 20 years. The company is the largest single supplier of Fresh to Go and 7-Smart store-branded sandwiches, servicing over 1,100