Article: TLC Beatrice International Sells French Food Distribution Business To Groupe Casino

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- TLC Beatrice International and Groupe Casino today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the sale of TLC Beatrice's French food distribution business to Groupe Casino for $459 million (2.8 billion French francs) plus reimbursement of an intercompany loan for an aggregate price of approximately $573 million (3.5 billion French francs) in one of the largest transactions in the French food sector to date. In 1996, this business posted sales of $1.9 billion with operating income of $59 million.

TLC Beatrice's French food distribution business includes the Leader Price group of companies, which operates a ...

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