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Bumble Bee closes sale to FCF; CEO Jan Tharp calls it “an exciting new chapter”

January 31, 2020 — Bumble Bee Foods formally announced the closing of its sale to FCF Co. for USD 928 million (EUR 837.5 million) on Friday, 31 January.

The sale of Bumble Bee’s North American assets to the Kaohsiung, Taiwan-based tuna supplier Fong Chun Formosa (FCF) Fishery Company’s came after Bumble Bee filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on 22 November.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

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