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accession: "0001104659-22-127390"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BGS"
cik: "0001278027"
company_name: "B&G Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T03:56:35.408833+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# B&G Foods agrees to sell Back to Nature brand to Barilla America; Q1 2023 close

## Summary
- B&G Foods entered agreement to sell Back to Nature brand to Barilla America, an affiliate of Barilla.
- Expected closing in Q1 2023 subject to customary conditions.
- Net proceeds will be used to repay long-term debt; terms not disclosed.
- Divestiture part of portfolio focus and transition to business unit structure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-127390
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BGS
- cik: 0001278027
- company_name: B&G Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465922127390/0001104659-22-127390-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465922127390/tm2232818d1_8k.htm

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