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Friendlyâs, which has just over a 2 percent share of the ice cream market nationwide, will now go head-to-head with rival brands such as Breyers, Edyâs, and Turkey Hill that dominate supermarket sales, according to SymphonyIRI Group, a Chicago market research firm.
Pearson Candy Co., maker of such Minnesota favorites as the Salted Nut Roll and the Nut Goodie, has been sold to a private equity firm in a deal that could bolster the venerable St. Paul confectioner's business. Greenwich, Conn.-based Brynwood Partners announced Monday that it will buy Pearson for an undisclosed price.