The EUR2.6bn (US$2.83bn) sale of European frozen food giant and Birds Eye owner Iglo Group grabbed the headlines this week – and we looked at where the new owners – Nomad Holdings – could look next. Blue Bell Creameries, the US ice cream maker linked to a fatal listeria outbreak, was in the spotlight for very different reasons, pulling all its products from the market after fresh tests.
M&A Watch: Nomad's post-Iglo opportunities
Nomad Holdings, the recently-established, UK-listed company set up by FMCG veterans Martin Franklin and Noam Gottesman to buy consumer goods firms, made its first move this week with the acquisition of European frozen food supplier Iglo Group. Stefan Kirk, just-food M&A columnist and advisor at Glenboden, weighs up where Nomad could move next.
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