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Eagle Food Centers Signs Purchase Agreements with Hy-Vee, J.B. Sullivan
MILAN, Ill. - Milan, Ill.-based Eagle Food Centers Inc., which owns and operates supermarkets in Illinois and Iowa, said on Wednesday that it has signed two separate purchase agreements with Hy-Vee and J.B. Sullivan Inc. for the assets of four of its stores. -
Food Institute: Supermarkets Active in M&A Transactions in First Half of 2003
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. - Supermarkets were one of the few sectors of the food industry actively acquiring or merging with other companies in the first half of 2003, the Food Institute reports. Supermarket companies racked up 20 deals -- up from 12 during the first six months of 2002.