---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-004534"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BGS"
cik: "0001278027"
company_name: "B&G Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:45:10.829419+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# B&G Foods agrees to acquire College Inn & Kitchen Basics brands for $110M cash from Del Monte in bankruptcy sale

## Summary
- Purchase price $110M cash, subject to inventory adjustment; assumption of certain liabilities.
- Expected close Q1 2026 subject to bankruptcy court approval and two other simultaneous bankruptcy sales.
- Projected annualized net sales $110-120M, adjusted EBITDA $18-22M, adjusted EPS $0.08-0.12; acquisition immediately accretive.
- Expected tax benefits of ~$15M on NPV basis; purchase price multiple ~5.5x adjusted EBITDA (4.8x net of tax benefits).
- Funding from cash on hand, divestiture proceeds, and revolving loans under existing credit facility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-004534
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BGS
- cik: 0001278027
- company_name: B&G Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926004534/0001104659-26-004534-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926004534/tm263305d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  B&G Foods, Inc. entered into asset purchase agreement with Del Monte Foods Holdings Limited valued at $110 million in cash (effective 2026-01-15).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: asset purchase
  - Counterparty: Del Monte Foods Holdings Limited
  - Value: $110 million in cash
  - Effective: 2026-01-15
  source text: On January 15, 2026, B&G Foods, Inc. and B&G Foods North America, Inc., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of B&G Foods, entered into an asset purchase agreement with Del Monte Foods Holdings Limited and certain of its affiliates, pursuant to which B&G Foods North America has agreed to acquire the College Inn and Kitchen Basics broth and stock business from Del Monte Foods for a purchase price of $110 million in cash, subject to an adjustment based upon inventory at closing, and assumption of certain liabilities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926004534/0001104659-26-004534-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.