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George Weston Ltd. closes sale of its Weston Foods ambient business

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George Weston Limited has announced the closing of the previously announced sale of its Weston Foods ambient bakery business to affiliated entities of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC. With the sale of the ambient bakery business to Hearthside and the previously announced completed sale of the fresh and frozen bakery businesses, George Weston has now sold its entire bakery business and will focus on its retail and real estate businesses going forward.

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