verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message pinnacle foods inc. type public traded as nyse pf industry food processing founded 1998 as vlasic foods international headquarters parsippany new jersey u.s. key people roger deromedi chairman mark a. clouse ceo craig steenek cfo christopher boever evp cco mary beth denooyer evp chro antonio fernandez evp csco m. kelley maggs secretary general counsel mark schiller evp president north america retail products frozen food condiments baking mixes packaged meat revenue 2.5 billion usd 2010 number of employees 4 000 website www.pinnaclefoods.com pinnacle foods inc. is a packaged foods company headquartered in parsippany new jersey that specializes in the shelf stable and frozen food categories . the company was founded in 1998 as vlasic foods international acquiring the swanson tv dinners open pit and vlasic pickles brands from the campbell soup company . in march 2004 it acquired aurora foods based in st. louis missouri . 1 in 2009 pinnacle foods acquired birds eye foods inc. contents 1 history 2 brands 3 references 4 external links history edit aurora foods was founded by ian wilson a former executive with coca cola and dole in 1995 . wilson used the company to purchase the van de kamp seafood brand from pillsbury and several other brands as the years progressed . 2 these brands were in many cases market leaders but the parent companies no longer considered them a part of their core marketing strategy and refused to spend any more money on new marketing and development . citation needed in 2001 wilson and other aurora executives pleaded guilty to securities fraud for misrepresenting the company s financial statements . wilson was sentenced to 33 months in prison and was fined us 1 million . 3 in 2000 jim smith a former executive with conagra was named ceo and was charged with restoring aurora foods to health . 4 he remained until 2002 which set events in motion leading to aurora s acquisition . after the 2004 merger with pinnacle foods pinnacle closed the st. louis offices moving its operation to cherry hill new jersey . 1 in 2007 pinnacle foods was acquired by the blackstone group a private equity firm based in new york city for 2.16 billion . 5 in 2009 the swanson brand was discontinued in the u.s. but is still in use in canada . in 2009 pinnacle foods acquired birds eye foods inc. adding a mix of frozen and specialty brands to its portfolio . in 2013 pinnacle foods parsippany office was named inc. magazine s world s coolest office . 6 in 2013 pinnacle foods had its ipo on the new york stock exchange raising approximately 580 million for its owners the private equity blackstone group . shares began trading under the ticker symbol pf on 4 april 2013 at the upper range of its offering 20 per share thereby valuing pinnacle foods with a market capitalization of 2.3 billion . 7 pinnacle foods is a top 1000 company ranked on fortune magazine s 2011 top 1000 companies list . in may 2014 hillshire brands announced it was buying pinnacle foods for 4.23 billion in a cash and stock deal . hillshire brands portfolio includes jimmy dean ball park and sara lee among many others . 8 on june 30 2014 it was announced that pinnacle foods had scrapped its sale to hillshire brands which would allow hillshire to be acquired by tyson foods . pinnacle will receive a 163 million payment as part of the breakup from hillshire and pinnacle will also receive an expected 25 million in one time costs connected to the scotched sale . 9 10 in november 2014 pinnacle foods announced it would acquire the plant based protein food maker garden protein international inc for a fee of 154 million . 11 in november 2015 pinnacle foods announced it would be acquiring boulder brands for around 710 million as part of the company s strategy to expand its health and wellness services . 12 in march 2016 it was announced that ceo robert gamgort would be leaving pinnacle to be the new ceo of keurig green mountain . 13 brands edit armour acquired from dial corporation aunt jemima frozen breakfast name under license from quaker oats frozen breakfast foods citation needed birds eye c & w comstock wilderness husman s nalley snyder of berlin no longer related to snyder s of hanover voila celeste duncan hines acquired from procter and gamble in 1997 earth balance evol gardein glutino hungry man frozen tv dinners acquired from campbell soup company lender s bagels acquired from kraft foods in 1999 log cabin syrup acquired from kraft foods mrs. butterworth s acquired from unilever mrs. paul s open pit barbecue sauce smart balance swanson frozen tv dinners acquired from campbell soup company tim s cascade snacks udi s van de kamp s vlasic wish bone acquired from unilever in 2013 14 references edit a b aurora foods emerges from bankruptcy completes merger . st. louis business journal . 22 march 2004 . retrieved 10 july 2015 . van de kamp s business sold . advertising age . july 13 1995 . retrieved may 25 2016 . ex ceo sentenced for securities fraud . chicago tribune . november 10 2002 . retrieved may 25 2016 . mccown de leeuw & co. mission pinnacle foods acquired by blackstone http www.inc.com worlds coolest offices http www.nytimes.com 2013 03 28 business pinnacle foods prices shares at high end.html r 0 hillshire brands buying pinnacle foods for 4.23 b . abcnews.go.com . abc news . may 12 2014 . retrieved may 12 2014 . pinnacle foods lets hillshire out of sale pact . abc news . associated press . 30 june 2014 . retrieved 30 june 2014 . team trefis . hillshire brands moves to end pinnacle deal in light of tyson foods offer . forbes . forbes . retrieved 30 june 2014 . pinnacle foods to buy canadian protein foods maker garden . reuters 14 november 2014 pinnacle foods to buy boulder brands to boost health offerings . reuters . 24 november 2015 . pinnacle foods ceo robert gamgort to head keurig green mountain . usa today . retrieved 2016 03 23 . pinnacle foods to buy unilever s wish bone salad dressing business external links edit official website v t e pinnacle foods inc. brands armour birds eye c & w comstock wilderness husman s nalley snyder of berlin voila celeste duncan hines earth balance evol gardein glutino hungry man lender s bagels log cabin syrup mrs. butterworth s mrs. paul s open pit smart balance swanson tim s cascade snacks udi s van de kamp s vlasic wish bone v t e the blackstone group founders peter george peterson stephen a. schwarzman business services cms computers rgis sungard minority shareholder consumer retail michaels joint control performance food group pinnacle foods united biscuits financial services bankunited minority stake healthmarkets minority stake fgic minority stake healthcare biomet emcure pharmaceuticals investment vanguard health systems industrial freescale joint control kl ckner 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