HAMLIN, N.Y. -- Duffy-Mott Co., the Rochester area's largest apple processor, will be sold to Cadbury-Schweppes Ltd. of Britain, officials say.
The sale is contingent on the approval of the directors of American Brands Inc., Duffy-Mott's parent firm, and Cadbury-Schweppes, which makes tonic water and candy.
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Duffy-Mott sells Mott's apple sauce, apple juice and prune juice and Grandma's Molasses.
The processing firm purchases each year about four million bushels of apples from approximately 300 western New York growers, but, in recent years, has had several disputes with some growers over apple prices.
At the height of the processing season, the firm employs about 800 people at its plant in Williamson, Wayne County.
