Kellogg said on Tuesday it would take a pretax charge of about $35 million to restructure its North American business following the sale of its popular Keebler biscuits brand and other assets.
The cereal maker said in November it was exploring options to sell its cookies and fruit snacks units in a bid to sharpen focus on its core segments in North America.
In this photo illustration, Kellogg's Keebler Dark Chocolate Mint Fudge Stripes and Chips Deluxe brand cookies are seen on April 01, 2019 in Miami, Florida.said on Tuesday it would take a pretax charge of about $35 million to restructure its North American business following the sale of its popular Keebler biscuits brand and other assets.
The cereal maker said in November it was exploring options to sell its cookies and fruit snacks units in a bid to sharpen focus on its core segments in North America. Kellogg announced the sale of the Keebler brand along with its fruit-flavored snacks, pie crusts and ice-cream cones businesses to Nutella maker Ferrero for $1.3 billion in April.
The pretax charges include about $20 million of expenses related to employee severance and termination benefits, Kellogg said in a regulatory filing.Last month, the company also said it was reorganizing its European business that would result in charges of about $50 million.The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company reported net sales of $13.55 billion in its last fiscal year with an adjusted operating profit of $1.88 billion.
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