The Gokongwei family’s Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has acquired New Zealand’s top biscuit and snack food producer Griffin’s Foods in a deal worth NZ$700 million or P26.5 billion.

A disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday showed that URC bought NZ Snack Food Holdings Limited (NZFHL) from Pacific Equity Partners, an Australian private-equity firm.

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