Monday, January 14, 2013

Dear Valued Customer,

尊敬的客户：

On January3, 2013, Hormel Foods announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the SKIPPY® peanut butter brand from Unilever. Under the terms of this transaction, the company will market and sell all SKIPPY® branded products. We expect the transaction to close in China in the later part of 2013, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.

2013年1月3日，荷美尔食品公司宣布我们已经与联合利华正式达成协议收购其旗下的“四季宝®”品牌花生酱。在本交易条款规定下, 荷美尔将负责四季宝®品牌产品的市场和销售。在获得国家相关监管部门和其他司法管辖部门的批准后，我们预计本次交易在2013年下半年完成。

SKIPPY® offers an exciting platform for future innovation and growth for Hormel Foods, and the company is committed to investing in this iconic and growing brand. We look forward to bringing our center store and protein-focused expertise to bear to help grow this brand and your business, as well. Your Hormel Foods sales representative looks forward to discussing business plans with you to drive sales.

四季宝®品牌给荷美尔食品未来的创新和发展提供了令人兴奋的平台，荷美尔食品致力于投资在这个标志性不断发展的品牌，我们期待把我们多年来在店内核心位置和专注于食品的经验帮助发展这一品牌和业务。您的荷美尔销售代表期待与您商讨业务计划并不断促进销售的开发。

Everyone at both companies is focused on ensuring a smooth transition, and Hormel Foods has agreed to continue having Unilever provide all customer service related functions on its behalf on a transitional basis. Therefore, you should not change any of your sales order procedures until notified by a Unilever Customer Development Representative.

两家公司的每一员都在努力保证公司的平稳过渡，荷美尔食品已经同意在过渡期间让联合利华继续提供客户服务等相关功能。因此，在接到联合利华客户开发代表的正式通知前，你们不应改变任何销售订单流程。

As the SKIPPY® business transitions from Unilever and is integrated into the Hormel Foods, we will provide information updates to you accordingly.

随着四季宝®业务从联合利华转移并整合到荷美尔食品公司，我们将不断向你们提供相关信息的更新情况。

Sincerely,

此致；