
Ralcorp underwent several massive restructurings before ultimately being acquired:
- 1994 (Public Debut): Formed via a corporate spin-off from Ralston Purina. It began trading under the ticker symbol RAH on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
- 2007–2008 (Major Brand Acquisition): Ralcorp purchased the major consumer brand Post Foods (makers of Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape-Nuts) from Kraft Foods for $2.6 billion
- February 2012 (Post Holdings Spin-off): In an effort to focus entirely on its private-label (store-brand) business, Ralcorp spun off its branded cereal unit into a standalone public company known today as Post Holdings (NYSE: POST)
- January 2013 (Final Acquisition): After long corporate negotiations, ConAgra Foods officially acquired Ralcorp for $5 billion in cash (a total transaction value of $6.8 billion including debt), taking the company private. ConAgra later sold off the bulk of Ralcorp's private-label operations to TreeHouse Foods in 2016.
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