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Post Expects Stronger Nutrition Business Value To Emerge On Its Own, Plans IPO

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Planned IPO of 25% of shares in nutrition business targets unlocking value currently held down by Post's other units. Its competitors in cereal space as well as firms across broader food industry also may determine their acquired nutritional businesses could be higher valued operating separately.

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Post Holdings acquired the PowerBar brand in 2014 as it built the "Active Nutrition" business it now plans to spin off in an IPO.

Post Holdings Inc. pivots from the direction prevailing across major food firms by planning to spinoff its nutritional products business, with a portfolio including PowerBar, rather acquiring additional brands and businesses from the dietary supplement sector.

The firm's planned initial public offering of shares amounting to 25% ownership in its "Active Nutrition" business, which it would...

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