# Maple Leaf Foods to acquire VIAU for $215M

Maple Leaf Foods signed a definitive agreement to acquire VIAU, a Canadian leader in premium Italian cooked and dry-cured meats and charcuterie, for a purchase price of $215 million including $30 million in Maple Leaf shares.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-02
- Where: Canada
- Value: $166.0M (215.0M CAD)
- Status: announced
- Products: Italian cooked and dry-cured meats, charcuterie
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Maple Leaf Foods](https://endata.com/companies/34688.md) (acquirer)
- [Produits alimentaires VIAU](https://endata.com/companies/34689.md) (target)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/les-aliments-maple-leaf-fera-lacquisition-de-produits-alimentaires-viau-694894131.html), 2018-10-02: "Cette acquisition fait augmenter la position de Maple Leaf sur le marché en pleine croissance des produits de viandes salées à sec de première qualité et du pepperoni et offre une capacité de production supplémentaire au Québec."

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