Ferrero, WK Kellogg and breakfast cereal
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July 10 (UPI) -- Italy's Ferrero will acquire U.S. cereal maker WK Kellogg in a $ 3.1 billion deal, the companies announced Thursday. The agreement includes manufacturing, marketing and distribution of WK Kellogg's portfolio of breakfast cereals across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero is buying WK Kellogg Co. in a more than $3 billion deal expected to be finalized before the year is out. ()
Shares of cereal maker WK Kellogg ( KLG 30.63%) rose 34% this week as of noon E.T. Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. One week after being added to a slew of Russell Value indexes, it turns out WK Kellogg was indeed a good value investment -- at least in the eyes of Ferrero.
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The Italian maker of Ferrero Rocher and Nutella has set its sights on WK Kellogg as the U.S. cereal maker struggles to get traction.