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Snack Foods Limited is an Australian snack food company and was officially formed on 25 November 1999, and was owned by Arnott's Biscuits Holdings Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of the American Campbell Soup Company. Snack Foods Limited owns one of Australia's largest salted snack food companies, Snack Brands Australia. In April 2008, Campbell Arnott's sold Arnott’s Snackfoods to The Real McCoy Snackfood Co〔THE REAL McCOY BUYS ARNOTT’S SALTY SNACK FOODS http://www.therealmccoy.com.au/site/news/news_29.04.08.htm〕 and the company is now known as Snack Brands Australia.〔Snackbrands Australia, http://www.snackbrands.com.au/about〕 == Background == Snack Foods Limited was formerly known as Dollar Sweets Holding Limited until it changed its name on 25 November 1999. Campbell announced its intent to acquire Snack Foods Limited on 4 June 2002, and offered A$2.00 per share, acquiring over 90% of the company. Under Australian corporate law, once a company acquires 90% of a public company, it is entitled to acquire the remaining outstanding shares regardless of whether they are tendered into the offer. The total takeover cost approximately $255 million and each shareholder received a dividend of 2.5 cents per share from Snack Foods Limited. Snack Foods Limited had approximately $125 million (USD) in sales in 2001, and has constantly grown 8% annually since. With Arnott's acquisition of Snack Foods Limited it became Australia’s second largest producer of Australian salty snack foods after the long established British Australian company The Smith's Snackfood Company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Snack Foods Limited」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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