PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2019--
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that its Board of Directors
has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.475 per share of
common stock. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2019 to shareholders
of record as of March 29, 2019.
At the closing market price of the common stock on February 25, 2019,
the current dividend rate represents an annualized yield of 7.8%. This
is the 58th 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, 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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