Post Holdings Says It Plans To Acquire Premier Nutrition

Cereals manufacturer, marketer, and distributor Post Holdings, Inc. said it has agreed to acquire Premier Nutrition Corporation, a fast growing marketer and distributor of high-end protein beverages and foods. Expected to enable Post to expand into the growing active nutrition and supplements markets, the proposed acquisition will give the company access to PNC’s Premier Protein brand of protein beverages and Joint Juice nutritional supplements. As part of the deal, PNC will be independently managed by its current management team in Emeryville, California.