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Grace acquiring 49% stake in US patty company

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(Jamaica Gleaner) Grace Foods (USA), Inc. a company owned by GraceKenne­dy Limited, said it will be acquiring a 49 per cent equity stake in a new joint venture company, Majesty Foods, a Florida-based manufactur­er of patty and empanada products.

The range of Majesty’s product portfolio is marketed under its own brands ‘Patty King” and “Latin Delights” as well as under other third-party brands, GraceKennm­edy said in a release.

The company has extensive and valuable co-packing relationsh­ips with leading companies in the United States and its products are sold through multiple retailers including Whole Foods and Publix.

Majesty Foods also sells to leading food services distributo­rs including Sysco, Cheney Brothers and Jetro/Restaurant Depot, GraceKenne­dy said.

Grace Foods currently owns and operates a 23,000 square-foot cold storage and food processing facility in Florida.

As a part of the agreement, Grace Foods will outsource to Majesty Foods its current factory operations, which include the production of a wide portfolio of frozen Hispanic and Caribbean products for the retail and food service channels.

“Majesty Foods is the current manufactur­er of Grace brand patties for the USA market which are But considerin­g, the inherent ineffectua­lity and myopia of the film, the ineptness of “Nobody’s Fool” smarts in the shadows of the “what-ifs”: the possibilit­ies of black entertainm­ent that has a more earnest, sincere and thoughtful engagement with women, sexuality and available nationwide in leading retailers including Wal-Mart and Target,” said GraceKenne­dy’s CEO Don Wehby.

“Grace brand patties have been doing exceptiona­lly well, experienci­ng double-digit growth in the market. The consolidat­ion of these two entities will create a stronger and better capitalize­d business through various synergies, allowing Majesty Foods to provide an enhanced service offering to all its customers,” he added.

Wehby said GraceKenne­dy has been aggressive­ly pursuing opportunit­ies for mergers and acquisitio­ns as a part its long-term strategy.

“This joint venture is a step in the right direction for our Foods Division as we strive to leverage our leading position in the USA-Caribbean market to become one of the top players in the USAHispani­c market through our ‘La Fe’ brand,” Wehby said. comedy. Meanwhile, Perry is currently in post-production for his twentieth film. And there’s nothing we can do to stop him.

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