MULTIFOODS <IMC> FILES SUIT AGAINST BREGMAN International Multifoods Corp said it filed a suit charging Bregman Partners and its affiliates unlawfully planned to acquire control of the company. In a suit filed in U.S. District Court, International Multifoods said Bregman Partners and its affiliates, who reportedly hold 7.4 pct of the company's shares, tried to induce Multifood's management to join them in an effort to take the company private and give controlling interest to Bregman Partners. Bregman Partners include the interests of the Belzberg families of Canada. The complaint also discloses that on each occasion, Multifoods management rejected the group's overtures. Multifoods is asking Bregman's group to divest its shares in open market sales in a manner not to further disrupt the market place, according to the suit. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages in an amount to be determined. In addition, Multifoods is seeking to stop Bregman Partners from acquiring any more stock, or voting the shares it reportedly owns, the suit said. According to Multifoods, the actions proposed by Bregman Partners would prevent shareholders from realizing the full benefits of the company's restructuring. In the past three years, Multifoods has substantially altered its domestic business mix by divesting its U.S. consumere foods operations and emphasizing growth in selected segments of the U.S. foodservice industry.