TreeHouse Foods buys aseptic cheese, pudding business from AMPI
TreeHouse calls itself the largest manufacturer of pickles and non-dairy powdered creamer in the United States.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of the Aseptic Cheese and Pudding business from Associated Milk Producers Inc. ("AMPI"), a dairy marketing cooperative based in New Ulm, Minnesota. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but are not expected to have a material effect on TreeHouse's results. The business sells products to foodservice and retail customers, and will be integrated into the Company's existing Bay Valley Foods aseptic operation which also produces cheese and pudding products primarily for its Food Away From Home segment.
AMPI ranks 17th on the 2012 Dairy 100, Dairy Foods' annual ranking of North America's largest dairy processors.