George Weston Limited Announces the Closing of the Sale of its Weston Foods Ambient Business

December 31, 2021 Hearthside Food Solutions

George Weston Limited announced the closing of the previously announced sale of its Weston Foods ambient bakery business to affiliated entities of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC.

George Weston Limited Announces the Sale of its Weston Foods Ambient Business

November 18, 2021 George Weston Limited

George Weston Limited (“George Weston” or the “Company”) (TSX: WN) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Weston Foods ambient bakery business to affiliated entities of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC (“Hearthside”) for aggregate cash consideration of CAD$370,000,000.

Hearthside Foods to Acquire Baking Division Assets of Weston Foods

November 15, 2021 Hearthside Food Solutions

Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC (“Hearthside”), the industry’s leading contract manufacturer, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Cookies, Crackers, Cones and Wafers Division of Weston Foods, which includes six North American bakery facilities (including one in Canada).

George Weston Limited Announces the Sale of its Weston Foods Fresh and Frozen Businesses

October 27, 2021 George Weston Limited

George Weston Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery businesses to affiliated entities of FGF Brands Inc. (“FGF”) for aggregate cash consideration of $1.2 billion.

Weston Foods Publishes Its First Ever Bakeology Report

July 1, 2021 Weston Foods

Weston Foods has published its first ever Bakeology Report – a North American consumer trends study about the importance of bakery, the evolving relationship with food and rising trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.