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Lightlife Foods, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
GenreFood manufacturing
Founded1979
Headquarters,
RevenueAbout $40 million (2016)[1]
OwnerMaple Leaf Foods
Websitewww.lightlife.com

LightLife Foods is a company that produces vegetarian and vegan meat substitutes. Lightlife was founded in Greenfield, MA in 1979 before relocating to Turner Falls, MA in 1998.[2] ConAgra Foods acquired LightLife Foods in the summer of 2000.[2] Brynwood Partners acquired the company, which had roughly 90 employees at the time, from ConAgra Foods in September 2013.[2] Maple Leaf Foods bought Lightlife Foods for $140 million and related costs in February 2017.[3]

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References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ a b c Watson, Elaine (2013-09-17). "ConAgra sells meat alternatives brand Lightlife to Brynwood Partners". Food Navigator USA. Retrieved 2017-02-23. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lightlifefoods-m-a-maple-leaf-foods-idUSKBN1602M5