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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-032468"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BGS"
cik: "0001278027"
company_name: "B&G Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:27:29.610942+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# B&G Foods closes $110M acquisition of College Inn and Kitchen Basics broth/stock brands

## Summary
- Purchase price of ~$110M cash; funded with cash on hand and revolving credit.
- Acquisition expected to be immediately accretive to EPS, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.
- Annualized projected net sales of $110M-$120M, adjusted EBITDA $18M-$22M, EPS $0.08-$0.12.
- Expects ~$15M in tax benefits (NPV); purchase price multiple ~5.5x proj. adj. EBITDA (4.8x net of tax benefits).
- Acquired from Del Monte Foods in Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction; no prior material relationship.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-032468
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BGS
- cik: 0001278027
- company_name: B&G Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926032468/0001104659-26-032468-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926032468/tm269436d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-032468.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: b3cfa5e3c1526f80b8dd50a176da015a1b4944a6
  claim: B&G Foods, Inc. completed an acquisition involving Del Monte Foods Holdings Limited and certain of its affiliates for approximately $110 million in cash (closed 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 19, 2026, B&G Foods, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, B&G Foods North America, Inc., closed on the acquisition of the College Inn and Kitchen Basics broth and stock business from Del Monte Foods Holdings Limited and certain of its affiliates for a purchase price of approximately $110 million in cash, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926032468/0001104659-26-032468-index.htm

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