<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Saputo ownership changes · Brandtree</title><link>https://brandtree.org/company/saputo</link><atom:link href="https://brandtree.org/company/saputo/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Acquisitions, divestitures and ownership changes involving Saputo.</description><item><title>Acquisition: Lactalis — Cathedral City, Wensleydale Creamery, Davidstow, Clover and Country Life</title><link>https://brandtree.org/deal/lactalis-acquires-saputo-dairy-uk-2026</link><guid>https://brandtree.org/deal/lactalis-acquires-saputo-dairy-uk-2026</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Saputo agreed to sell its United Kingdom operations, Saputo Dairy UK, to Lactalis for an enterprise value of about £988 million. The business includes Cathedral City, the best-selling cheddar in Britain, along with Davidstow, Wensleydale, Clover and Country Life, which Saputo gained with Dairy Crest in 2019. Coming months after Lactalis bought Fonterra's Anchor and Mainland, it would make the French family group the owner of the leading British cheddar as well.</description></item></channel></rss>