MENLO PARK, Calif., Apr 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Landec Corporation (Nasdaq:LNDC), a company that develops and markets patented products for food, agricultural and biomedical applications, announced today that its wholly owned food subsidiary, Apio, Inc., has acquired GreenLine Foods, Inc. from The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm. GreenLine Foods, headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, is the leading processor and marketer of value-added, fresh-cut green beans in North America. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Landec. For Landec’s upcoming fiscal year 2013 beginning May 28, 2012, GreenLine’s revenues are projected to be approximately $95 million to $100 million and EBITDA is estimated to be between $10 million to $11 million.

The acquisition of GreenLine combines two leading brands in the fresh-cut produce market, the Apio Eat Smart® brand and the GreenLine® brand, resulting in combined market presence in approximately 80% of North American retail grocery store sites, supported by GreenLine’s strategic and extensive East Coast processing and distribution facilities. Read entire release…