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International food manufacturer Unilever Plc. said it has sold its Bertolli olive oil and vinegar business to Grupo SOS for 630 million euros.
Unilever said the transaction includes the sale of its Italian Maya, Dante and San Giorgio olive oil and seed oil businesses, and the factory at Inveruno, Italy.
The company said it will retain [...]

Par Matthew Scuffham,
version française Benoit Van Overstraeten,

Unilever annonce un accord avec le groupe espagnol Grupo SOS portant sur la cession des huiles d’olive et des vinaigres de marque Bertolli pour 630 millions d’euros.
Cette opération rentre dans le cadre du programme du géant de l’agro-alimentaire anglo-néerlandais de céder pour un total de plus deux milliards d’euros [...]

SOS Cuetara SA is studying the acquisition of ‘many’ olive oil companies and has admitted its interest in international food manufacturer Unilever Plc.’s Italian olive oil brand Bertolli, according to SOS chairman Jesus Salazar.
Speaking to Thomson Financial News on the sidelines of a small-midcaps forum, Salazar said that it is studying ‘many companies’, and that [...]

SOS Cuetara SA. declined to comment on its possible interest in acquiring international food manufacturer Unilever Plc.’s Italian olive oil brand Bertolli, as reported in Italy’s daily Il Sole 24 Ore.
The newspaper also flagged Nutrinvest of Portugal as a possible buyer.
SOS bought the Friol Italia oil brand from Unilever for 33.25 million euros at the [...]

By Robin Pagnamenta,
Unilever, the maker of Marmite and Magnum ice cream, confirmed today that it was considering the sale of its Bertolli olive oil business as it reported a 7.2 per cent rise in first quarter sales.
The Anglo-Dutch company, the world’s third largest maker of consumer goods, said it was considering a range of options [...]