date:Jul 21, 2014
Canadian cooperative Agropur and Northumberland Dairy Cooperative have reached an agreement for the acquisition of Northumberland Dairy Cooperatives dairy and food distribution assets by Agropur.
The agreement includes the Miramichi plant in New Brunswick, which processes 27 million litres of milk per year, Northumberlands distribution centres and its brands. The acquired operations have annual sales totalling CAN$67 million. Northumberland will keep its hardware and building supply operations.