The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement to purchase The Yorkshire Provender Ltd., a UK-producer of premium branded soups for leading retailers, on-the-go food outlets and foodservice providers in the United Kingdom.

"We welcome Belinda and Terry Williams, co-founders of Yorkshire Provender, to the Hain Celestial family, and look forward to working with the Yorkshire Provender team in leading the next chapter of the brand's development," says Irwin Simon, founder, president and CEO of Hain Celestial. "Yorkshire Provender has a premium brand positioning that complements our New Covent Garden Soup Co. and Cully & Sully brands in the United Kingdom."