In December 2011, Premier Foods sold its Brookes Avana business, combining RF Brookes chilled foods and Avana Bakeries, to 2 Sisters for £30m.
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Prior to becoming an MP Legg was a director of Hillsdown Holdings, one of Britain's biggest food groups at that time and owner of leading brands such as Typhoo tea, Hartley's jam and Buxted chickens, having joined the firm in 1978.
Hicks Muse acquired Nestlé's Ambient Food Business in 2002, which added well-known UK brands Crosse & Blackwell, Branston Pickle, Chivers (marmalade), Sun-Pat (peanut butter), Gale's (honey), Sarson's (vinegar) and Rowntree's (jelly) to the Premier Foods stable.
It is situated close to Spalding, which is the site of many food processing companies that make ready meals, such as Premier Foods.
Lea has also served on the board of several public companies including Harry Winston, American Apparel, Yell Group and Premier Foods.
Other examples are preserved in the Head Office of the current brand owner, Premier Foods, in St Albans.