People who own small stakes usually have little control over how a business is operated.
Buyers will own a stake in the entire company, not just the food part.
But investors who buy the stock will not own a stake in the company.
Each partner owns a 50 percent stake in the new company.
Western has owned a significant stake in the funds since 2005.
Each major partner now owns a stake of 16.4 percent.
Microsoft already owned a 7 percent stake in the company.
Other members of a 96 publisher association also owned less significant stakes.
They said the Government should under no circumstances own a stake, even indirectly, in any company.
It is investing $4.5 million in the new venture and will own a 5 percent stake.