40 acquisitions in August

40 food and drink transactions were recorded in the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database for August.

6 were valued at between $250 million and $500 million, with just 1 above that level:

• $765 million for the US packaging takeover of AEP Industries by Berry Plastics.

Of the 40 total, 9 were in alcohol, 5 in soft drinks, 4 in bakery, 4 in snacks, 3 in dairy and 3 in packaging.

21 were within national borders and 19 international, involving 22 countries. The United States featured in 18, the United Kingdom in 11, followed by Canada on 3 and France on 3.