1983 Acquisitions
• Several small domestic operations (at a cost of $26 million), including Annabelle’s restaurant chain of 12 units in the southeastern United States and Triangle Manufacturing Corporation, a Manufacturer of physical fitness and sport medicine products.
1984 Acquisitions
• Mendelson-Zeller Company, Inc., a California distributor of fresh produce.
1985 Acquisitions
• Continental Foods Company S.A. and affiliated companies that produced sauces, confectioneries, and other food products in Belgium and France; the cost of the acquisition was $17 million.
• A 20% ownership interest in Arnott’s Ltd., an Australian producer of cookies and crackers.
1988 Acquisitions
• Freshbake Foods Group, a British producer of baked goods