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Moody's affirms J.M. Smucker's Baa2/P-2 ratings on Hostess acquisition plans; outlook changed to stable

Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") today affirmed The J.M. Smucker Company's ("Smucker") Baa2 senior unsecured debt ratings and Prime-2 commercial paper (CP) ratings and changed the outlook to stable from positive in anticipation of its acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK) ("Hostess...
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