Mergers & acquisitions
| Date | Sector | Buyer | Buyer Country | Seller | Seller Country | Millions | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.10.2020 | Bakery | Dewey's Bakery | United States | Farm & Oven | United States | ||
| 06.11.2020 | Seafood | Rodger May, McKinley (private equity) | United States | Maruha Nichiro | Japan | Peter Pan Seafoods in US | |
| 21.09.2020 | Ingredients | Milne Fruit Products | United States | Valley Processing | United States | ||
| 01.12.2020 | Spirits | Prestige Beverage Group | United States | Suntory | Japan | Windsor Canadian brand | |
| 09.12.2020 | Soft drinks | Molson Coors | United States | Arriba | United States | Investment | |
| 22.12.2020 | Snacks | Valeo | Ireland | It's All Good | United Kingdom | ||
| 21.01.2021 | Meat-free | Vestar (private equity) | United States | Dr Praeger's Sensible Foods | United States | Majority stake | |
| 02.02.2021 | Beer | Heineken | Netherlands | Brixton Brewery | United Kingdom | From minority stake | |
| 23.02.2021 | Soft drinks | WH Ireland (private equity), others | United Kingdom | Genie Drinks | United Kingdom | Pre-series A funding | |
| 01.04.2021 | Snacks | American Pacific (private equity) | United States | JoJé Bar | United States | Through RoadRunner | |
| 26.04.2021 | Vegetables | King's Hawaiian | United States | Grillo's | United States | ||
| 30.04.2021 | Desserts | Bel | France | MOM | France | Stake increase from 64.9% to 82.5% | |
| 25.05.2021 | Ingredients | Saputo | Canada | Wisconsin Specialty Protein | United States | Manufacturing facility in US | |
| 31.05.2021 | Water dispense | Waterlogic | United Kingdom | Beverage Technology Services Finland | Finland | Beverage service business | |
| 24.06.2021 | Confectionery | Barry Callebaut | Switzerland | Europe Chocolate Company | Belgium | Completed 6.9.21 | |
| 15.07.2021 | Ingredients | Azelis | Belgium | Coseal | South Korea | ||
| 02.08.2021 | Equipment | Mekitec | Finland | Bimbo | Mexico | Kanan Smart Solution in Mexico | |
| 19.08.2021 | Foodservice | Garten | United States | LeanBox | United States | ||
| 01.09.2021 | Snacks | UAC of Nigeria | Nigeria | Tiger Brands | South Africa | Remaining 49% of UAC Foods | |
| 14.09.2021 | Ingredients | Benson Hill | United States | Rose Acre Farms | United States | Soy crushing facility | |
| 07.10.2021 | Nutrition | 4x4 (private equity) | United States | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Carlyle (private equity) | United States | Bountiful nutrition division | |
| 30.09.2021 | Ice cream | WS Warmsener Spezialitäten | Germany | Elsdorfer Molkerei und Feinkost | Germany | ||
| 16.11.2021 | Water drinks | Royal Unibrew | Denmark | Danone | France | Aqua d'Or in Denmark | |
| 23.12.2021 | Meal kits | Marley Spoon | United States | Chefgood | Australia | ||
| 24.01.2022 | Beer | Castel | France | Diageo | United Kingdom | Meta Abo Brewery in Ethiopia |