Business
Vail Resorts to Buy Ralcorp Unit: Vail Associates Inc., owner and operator of the Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts, said it will acquire Ralcorp Holdings Inc.’
July 24, 1996
Ralcorp’s purchase would make it the third-biggest player in that market.
Nov. 16, 2007
ConAgra buying private-label foods maker Ralcorp for $6.8 billion
Nov. 28, 2012
Trying to escape a cereal price crunch, Ralcorp Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it will sell its Chex line to Cheerios and Wheaties maker General Mills Inc. for $570 million.
Aug. 15, 1996
Acquisitions: FTC allows $570-million purchase of Chex and other brands, with some limits.
Dec. 27, 1996
ConAgra Foods Inc. makes some of the best-known packaged food brands around, including Chef Boyardee, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, Reddi-wip and Slim Jim.
Nov. 27, 2012
Chef Boyardee owner ConAgra makes huge $6.8-billion bet
Nearly 200 Jobs to Be Cut at Ralston Unit: Ralcorp Holdings Inc. plans to cut production at its Battle Creek, Mich., cereal plant by half, eliminate 190 of 356 jobs there and record an unspecified charge against earnings in the third quarter.
June 19, 1996
Cargill Inc., the huge commodity processor, said Monday that it reached an agreement to buy Agribrands International, which markets animal feed under the Purina and Checkerboard names, for about $580 million.
Dec. 5, 2000
Vail Resorts Inc. won federal antitrust approval to buy two of the three ski resorts it planned to buy from Ralcorp Holdings Inc., clearing the way for creation of the world’s largest ski resort company.
Jan. 4, 1997