P.M. BRIEFING : Unilever Subsidiary to Buy Sheffield
From Times Wire Services
NEW YORK —
Unilever United States Inc. said today a Unilever subsidiary has agreed to buy Sheffield Products Co. from Kraft Inc. for an undisclosed price.
Sheffield, which produces refined specialty proteins and pharmaceutical grade lactose and is a processor of vanilla beans, is based in Norwich, N.Y.
It is to become part of Unilever’s Naarden, Holland-based Quest International division, which has flavor and food-ingredient operations in Owings Mills, Md.
