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accession: "0001104659-26-115490"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BGS"
cik: "0001278027"
company_name: "B&G Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-13T20:05:26+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T20:06:05.166831+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# B&G Foods sells B&M and Joan of Arc bean brands to McCall Farms; proceeds to repay long-term debt

## Summary
- B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS) sold the B&M brand of baked beans and brown bread and the Joan of Arc brand of kidney, chili and other canned beans to McCall Farms, Inc. on October 13, 2026.
- Terms of the transaction were not disclosed — no purchase price, revenue contribution or multiple was provided.
- B&G intends to use net proceeds to repay long-term debt; CEO Robert D. Mills said the sale supports simplifying the portfolio and reducing leverage.
- Mills called McCall Farms 'the right owner for these brands going forward' and said B&G remains focused on core brands and profitable growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-115490
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BGS
- cik: 0001278027
- company_name: B&G Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-13T20:05:26+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926115490/0001104659-26-115490-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278027/000110465926115490/tm2627480d1_8k.htm

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