Hillsdown sells off mushroom operation

09 March 1999

Hillsdown sells off mushroom operation

FOOD manufacturer Hillsdown Holdings, is raising £24.4 million through the disposal of Holco, its Dutch mushroom canning operation.

Holco, which has associated operations in Poland, Germany and Belgium, last year reported operating profits of Nfl5m (£1.5m) on a turnover of Nfl240m.

• Hillsdown spells out three-way split,
  FWi, 09 September, 1998

• Hillsdown to postpone sale of poultry
  business, FWi, 07 September, 1998

• Hillsdown to sell fowl business, FWi
  , 02 May, 1998
  

• The Times 09/03/02/99 page 28 (Business Roundup)