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P&G Kicks the Snack Habit

Exits food business with close of $2.7 billion Pringles deal.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The chips are gone.The Procter & Gamble Company has completed the sale of its Pringles business to Kellogg in a nearly $2.7 billion all-cash transaction. The company expects an after-tax gain on the transaction in the range of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion, or approximately $0.47 to $0.50 per share. P&G wanted to sell of the snack line to concentrate solely on household and consumer care products, and initially planned to sell the potato chips brand to Diamond Food. That de...

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