Nutella maker Ferrero plans to buy WK Kellogg for $3 billion
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Vassallo is disappointed in the potential sale, telling News Channel 3 that WK Kellogg is a longtime staple in town, and is what the "cereal city" was built off of. "I remember the stories of the original Mr. Kellogg, of how community oriented he was in supporting the schools, the churches, the community," Vassallo said.
Kellogg’s, famous for making Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops, has struck a deal to be being for $3.1 billion by the Ferrero Group, which owns Nutella and Kinder.
The Kellogg cereal business, an iconic Michigan brand, is being sold to Ferrero, an Italian chocolate and sweets company.
Shares of WK Kellogg, the cereal maker behind Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes, skyrocketed 50% after the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Ferrero was nearing acquiring the company for $3 ...
Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm. U.S. sales of the colorfully packaged morning staple have been in a decades-long decline, a trend back in the spotlight with news that Italian confectioner Ferrero Group plans to purchase the American company that makes Kellogg’s Corn Flakes,