PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2017--
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) announced today that its Board of Directors
has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.465 per share of
common stock. The dividend is payable on January 30, 2018 to
shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017.
At the closing market price of the common stock on November 2, 2017, the
current dividend rate represents an annualized yield of 5.7%. This is
the 53nd consecutive quarterly dividend declared by the Board
of Directors since B&G Foods’ initial public offering in October 2004.
About B&G Foods, Inc.
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries
manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and
frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With
B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love,
including Back to Nature, B&G, B&M, Cream
of Wheat, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur,
Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, Mrs. Dash,
New York Style, Ortega, Pirate’s Booty,
Polaner, SnackWell’s, Spice Islands and Victoria,
there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about
B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.
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