Steelite International Acquires Homer Laughlin and Hall China Foodservice Divisions
March 26, 2020
Steelite International has acquired the foodservice divisions of The Homer Laughlin China Company and The Hall China Company (to be operated collectively as The Fiesta Tableware Company). The deal transfers manufacturing and sales of the sellers' foodservice product lines to Steelite so the Wells family can focus on the Fiesta retail business; terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Steelite International
- Targets
- The Homer Laughlin China Company – Foodservice Division, The Hall China Company – Foodservice Division
- Sellers
- The Homer Laughlin China Company, Wells family
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- West Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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