Potential Buyers for Chef Boyardee, Which Was Named After Italian-American Chef Hector Boiardi, Include Other Packaged Food Companies and Private Equity Firms, the Sources Said. By Abigail Summerville
作者：Abigail Summerville
New York, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Conagra Brands Cag.n, the Maker of Slim Jim Beef Jerky and Healthy Choice Frozen Meals, Is Looking to Sell Its Popular Canned Pasta Brand Chef Boyardee, According to People Familiar With the Matter.
紐約，12月5日（路透社） - 康尼格拉 Cag.n這家生產Slim Jim牛肉乾和Healthy Choice冷凍餐的maker正在尋求賣出其受歡迎的罐裝意大利麪品牌Chef Boyardee，消息人士透露。
The Chicago, Illinois-Based Packaged Food Company Tapped Investment Bank Centerview Partners to Gauge Interest in the Business, Which Could Be Valued at Well Over $500 Million, the Sources Said, Requesting Anonymity as the Discussions Are Confidential.
這家總部位於伊利諾伊州芝加哥的包裝食品公司聘請了投資銀行Centerview Partners，以評估對該業務的興趣，該業務的估值可能超過50000萬美元，消息來源表示，請求匿名，因爲討論是保密的。
Potential Buyers for Chef Boyardee, Which Was Named After Italian-American Chef Hector Boiardi, Include Other Packaged Food Companies and Private Equity Firms, the Sources Said.
據消息人士透露，潛在買家包括其他包裝食品公司和股權投資公司，Chef Boyardee這個名字來源於意大利裔美國廚師Hector Boiardi。
The Move Comes as Conagra Is Grappling With a Slowdown in Sales, as It Attempts to Weather the Impact of Price Inflation That Has Forced Consumers to Cut Back on Spending on Groceries.
此舉發生在康尼格拉麪臨銷售放緩的情況下，因爲其試圖應對價格通脹帶來的影響，這迫使消費者減少在食品雜貨上的支出。
Its Shares Have Fallen About 16% in the Past Three Months, Giving Conagra a Market Value of $13 Billion.
其股票在過去三個月中下跌了約16%，這使康尼格拉的市值達到130億。
Conagra, Which Also Owns Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn, Hunt's Ketchup and Birds Eye Frozen Meals, Has Recently Launched New Products, Rolled Out More Discounts and Slowed Down Price Increases of Food Brands to Woo Customers.
康尼格拉還擁有奧維爾·雷登巴赫的爆米花、亨特的番茄醬和鳥眼冷凍餐，最近推出了新產品，推出了更多折扣，並放緩了食品品牌的提價，以吸引客戶。
As It Focuses on Launching New Products, Conagra Is Looking to Divest Parts of Its Packaged Foods Portfolio It Views as Non-Core. on Its Most Recent Post-Earnings Call, Chief Executive Sean Connolly Said Conagra Would Look to Divest "Low-Growth Businesses," Without Specifying Which Brands It Would Consider Offloading.
在專注於推出新產品的同時，康尼格拉計劃剝離其認爲非核心的包裝食品組合的部分業務。在最近的業績會上，首席執行官肖恩·康諾利表示，康尼格拉會考慮剝離"低增長業務"，但沒有具體說明將考慮剝離哪些品牌。
Chef Boyardee Was Launched in 1928 by Italian-American Chef Hector Boiardi and His Brothers, Who Used a Phonetic Spelling for the Brand to Ensure That Americans Would Pronounce It Correctly.
廚師博雅迪於1928年由意大利裔美國廚師赫克託·博亞爾迪及其兄弟推出，他們使用這個品牌的拼音拼寫，以確保美國人能夠正確發音。
Conagra Acquired Chef Boyardee, Which Is Housed Within Conagra’s Grocery and Snacks Business, in 2000 Through Its $2.9 Billion Deal for International Home Foods.
康尼格拉於2000年通過以29億的交易收購國際家庭食品，獲得了廚師博雅迪，這屬於康尼格拉的雜貨和零食業務。
For the 12-Month Period Ended May 26, the Segment’s Net Sales Declined 3.1% From a Year Earlier, Primarily Due to the Impact of Inflation.
截至5月26日的12個月期，該部門的淨銷售額較去年下降了3.1%，主要是由於通貨膨脹的影響。
(Reporting by Abigail Summerville in New York; Additional Reporting by Jessica Dinapoli; Editing by Mark Porter)
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