DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - The sale of a majority stake in Kuwait Food Co FOOD.KW (Americana) to Gulf-based consortium Adeptio has been scrapped, the food manufacturer said on Sunday.

Adeptio had previously agreed to buy a 69 percent stake in Americana from an investment vehicle called Al Khair for Stocks and Real Estate, controlled by the al-Kharafi family, one of the Gulf state's most prominent merchant families. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17V2RW

But that sale has now been cancelled, Americana said in a bourse statement.

Trading in the company's shares was halted on Sunday morning pending an announcement from the firm.



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