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accession: "0001104659-26-113896"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BGS"
cik: "0001278027"
company_name: "B&G Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-06T12:00:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T16:34:31.886005+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# B&G Foods, Nortera terminate Green Giant Canada sale after Canadian approval missed Sept 24 outside date

## Summary
- Asset purchase agreement signed Oct 24, 2025 was terminated Oct 5, 2026 after approval under Canada's Competition Act was not obtained by the Sept 24, 2026 outside date.
- Nortera Foods will pay B&G Foods US$1.6 million, consisting of a contractually required termination fee and reimbursement of a portion of B&G Foods' legal expenses.
- B&G Foods will continue to own and operate Green Giant Canada; Nortera remains the primary co-manufacturer for Green Giant Canada.
- CEO Robert D. Mills said Green Giant is the No. 1 brand in frozen and shelf-stable vegetables in Canada; B&G will keep evaluating a sale, strategic partnerships or other alternatives.
- Nortera Interim CEO and CFO Erwan Hediar said the company remains committed to Canadian vegetable production and its strategic partnership with B&G Foods.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-113896
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BGS
- cik: 0001278027
- company_name: B&G Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-06T12:00:45+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926113896/0001104659-26-113896-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926113896/tm2626946d1_8k.htm

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