Mergers & acquisitions
| Date | Sector | Buyer | Buyer Country | Seller | Seller Country | Millions | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.01.2020 | Snacks | Bayn Europe | Sweden | Pändy Foods | Sweden | ||
| 14.01.2020 | Ingredients | Ambienta (private equity) | Italy | Nactis Flavours | France | Majority stake | |
| 13.01.2020 | Water dispense | Cott | United States | Primo Water | United States | $775 | |
| 13.01.2020 | Soft drinks | Purity Organic | United States | Fireman Capital (private equity) | United States | Dunn's River Brands | |
| 13.01.2020 | Wine | Platinum Equity (private equity) | United States | NB Renaissance (private equity) | Italy | Farnese in Italy | |
| 10.01.2020 | Water dispense | Cott | United States | ClearWater | Hungary | ||
| 10.01.2020 | Vending | Lavazza | Italy | IVS Group | Luxembourg | €75 | 17.71% stake |
| 10.01.2020 | Packaging | Huhtamaki | Finland | Mohan Mutha Polytech | India | €10 | Completion |
| 10.01.2020 | Meat | Jack Link's | United States | Tyson Foods | United States | Golden Island | |
| 10.01.2020 | Food delivery | Takeaway.com | Netherlands | Just Eat | United Kingdom | £6,000 | |
| 10.01.2020 | Meat-free | FF (private equity), others | United States | New Age Meats | United States | $2.7 | Seed funding, cultivated meat |
| 09.01.2020 | Meat-free | Backed (private equity), others | United Kingdom | This | United Kingdom | £4.7 | Seed funding |
| 09.01.2020 | Confectionery | Blue Horizon (private equity) | United States | LoveRaw | United Kingdom | £1 | Investment, vegan |
| 08.01.2020 | Beer | Encore (private equity) | United States | Lion Beverages | United States | Contract brewer | |
| 08.01.2020 | Vertical farming | CIT GAP (private equity), others | United States | BabyLon Micro-Farms | United States | $2.3 | Seed funding |
| 08.01.2020 | Plant-based | Quinoa Corporation | United States | Pamela's Prodcuts | United States | Gluten free | |
| 07.01.2020 | Beer | Pabst Brewing Company | United States | Molson Coors | United States | $150 | Facility in California |
| 07.01.2020 | Nutrition | Nestlé | Switzerland | LivingMatrix | United States | ||
| 07.01.2020 | Dairy | Agronomics (private equity), others | Various | LegenDairy Foods | Germany | €4 | Seed funding |
| 07.01.2020 | Snacks | PepsiCo | United States | Veris (private equity) | Netherlands | Majority stake in Senselet, Ethiopia | |
| 07.01.2020 | Dairy | Mengniu | China | Shanghai Ground Foods | China | 5% stake | |
| 07.01.2020 | Ingredients | Archer Daniels Midland | United States | Yerbalatina Phytoactives | Brazil | Plant-based | |
| 06.01.2020 | Soft drinks | PowerPlant (private equity) | United States | OWYN | United States | $7.5 | Funding round, plant-based |
| 06.01.2020 | Alcohol-free | Diageo (private equity) | United Kingdom | Ritual Zero Proof | United Kingdom | Minority investment | |
| 06.01.2020 | Food delivery | Carrefour | France | Dejbox | France | Lunch delivery service |