Deals

ST. LOUIS -- Aurora Foods, Inc., the manufacturer of Duncan Hines cake mixes, Aunt Jemima frozen waffles, and a host of other supermarket staples is in the process of selling a majority stake in the company to J.W. Childs Associates L.P. for $200 million as part of a prenegotiated bankruptcy plan.

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Grocery Outlet, Inc., a privately held extreme-value retailer with 118 locations in the western United States, has acquired the assets of 17 Yes!LESS discount grocery stores in Texas and Louisiana from Lewisville, Texas-based Fleming Companies, Inc.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway, Inc. is in final buyout negotiations with Supervalu, Inc. for its Dominick's Finer Foods banner, according to unconfirmed published reports.

MILAN, Ill. - Eagle Food Centers Inc., which owns and operates 59 supermarkets in Illinois and Iowa, announced today that it will commence a sale of substantially all of the assets of its operating units through competitive bidding procedures under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

PARIS -- Smart & Final Inc. , the U.S. arm of French retailer Casino Guichard-Perrachon et Cie. SA , plans to sell its Florida operations to Gordon Food Service of the U.S., Casino said today.

PARIS - French supermarket retailer Carrefour SA Thursday said it is buying the remaining 45 percent stake in its Colombian division in a move that will boost its earnings, Dow Jones Newswires reports.

MONTVALE, N.J. - A&P reportedly is close to finalizing a deal to sell its flagship Eight O'Clock Coffee brand, The New York Post reports.

NEW YORK - Shares of Kmart Holding Corp., the discount retailer that emerged from bankruptcy last month, jumped more than 13 percent on Tuesday, the first day trading on the Nasdaq National Market, Reuters reports.