Connors Brothers Limited was a fish packing company founded by Lewis and Patrick Connors in the 1880s and based in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. [1] It is known by the Brunswick brand, and is the only remaining producer of sardines in North America. Brunswick claims to be the largest sardine producer in the world.[ citation needed]
Connors Brothers was purchased by George Weston in 1967, and merged with BC Packers ( Clover Leaf Seafood brand) of Steveston, British Columbia, in 1995 before selling off the Clover Leaf brand in 1999. Cloverleaf and Bumblebee brands were merged, then re-merged with the Connors Brothers to become the Connors Brothers Income Fund in 2004. This company was acquired by Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm in 2008. [2] In 2010, Connors Brothers (now part of Bumble Bee Foods) was sold to a British Private equity firm Lion Capital LLP. [3]
References
- ^ Brunswick Company Profile
- ^ Centre Partners Announces Purchase of Connors Bros. Income Fund
- ^ About Us, Clover Leaf Archived January 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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