Spam maker Hormel buying Muscle Milk

Published July 1, 2014 4:02pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Spam is bulking up on its protein with Muscle Milk.

Hormel Foods is paying $450 million to acquire CytoSport, which owns Muscle Milk sports nutrition drinks, bars and powders. The move builds on Hormel’s push to expand beyond its stable of packaged meats, which include Dinty Moore stews and its namesake chili, with different kinds of protein. Last year, the company also added Skippy peanut butter to its lineup.

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