UPDATE 1-Canada's Couche-Tard to buy Pantry for $861 mln to expand in U.S.
December 18, 2014 at 08:02 AM EST
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc will buy smaller U.S. rival Pantry Inc for about $861 million to boost its presence in the southeastern and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.