TreeHouse Foods to sell snack business for $90 million

TreeHouse Foods Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to sell its snack division to private-equity company Atlas Holdings LLC for $90 million. It plans to use the sale's proceeds to pay down debt, it said. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, and TreeHouse plans to update its full-year guidance to reflect the agreement at its second-quarter earnings scheduled for August. TreeHouse's snacks division is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of private-label snacks such as nuts and trail mixes, the company said. TreeHouse announced in May it was selling its cereal business to Post Holdings Inc. for an undisclosed sum and that transaction was expected to close this month. Shares of TreeHouse were flat in the extended session after ending the regular Monday session down 0.3%.

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