Kellogg scales back spinoff plan

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KELLOGG COMPANY $67 is a hold. The company (New York symbol K; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 342.7 million; Market cap: $23.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.kelloggcompany.com) still plans to spin off its North American (U.S., Canadian, and Caribbean) cereal business. This business, to be called WK Kellogg Co., accounts for 20% of Kellogg’s overall sales. The remaining operations (80% of sales), to be called Kellanova (New York symbol K), will include the global snacking, international cereal, noodles, and North American frozen breakfast businesses. This business will also hold Kellogg’s plant-based foods business, which the company now plans to hang on to instead of spinning off. Kellogg has not yet announced the terms of the spinoff, but expects to complete the transaction by the end of 2023. However, rising costs for ingredients, fuel and labour remain risk factors. Kellogg is a hold. hold…