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confidence high
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materiality 0.75
Conagra sells Chef Boyardee shelf-stable business to Hometown Food for $600M
CONAGRA BRANDS INC.
- Sale price $600M cash; business contributed ~$450M net sales in FY2024.
- Divestiture includes Milton, Pa. manufacturing facility; Conagra licenses frozen skillet meals back.
- Estimated ~4% dilutive to adjusted EPS for FY2025 if closed at start; proceeds to pay down debt.
- Expected to close in Q1 of Conagra's FY2026, subject to regulatory approvals.