Mergers & acquisitions
Date | Sector | Buyer | Buyer Country | Seller | Seller Country | Millions | Comment |
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21.09.2011 | Beer | SABMiller | United Kingdom | Foster's | Australia | $10,200 | Completed 16.12.11 |
28.03.2014 | Sugar | Cargill | United States | Copersucar | Brazil | $10,200 sales | 50:50 sugar trade joint venture |
20.05.2021 | Plant-based | IPO | United States | Oatly | Sweden | $10,000 | $1,430m raised |
30.09.2016 | Soft drinks | Coca-Cola West | Japan | Coca-Cola East Japan | Japan | $9,900 sales | Merger to form Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan on 1.4.17 |
17.02.2021 | Fresh produce | Total Produce | Ireland | Dole | United States | $9,700 sales | Increase from 45% to 82.5% stake |
02.04.2018 | Food delivery | Alibaba | China | Ele.me | China | $9,500 | |
03.07.2014 | Food | Tyson Foods | United States | Hillshire Brands | United States | $8,550 | |
23.02.2021 | Packaging | Ardagh | Luxembourg | Gores, others | United States | $8,500 | 80:20 merger of metal packaging business |
31.03.2021 | Food delivery | IPO | United Kingdom | Deliveroo | United Kingdom | £7,600 | Online |
25.10.2020 | Soft drinks | Coca-Cola European Partners | United Kingdom | Coca-Cola Amatil | Australia | $7,600 | |
05.04.2017 | Bakery | JAB Holdings (private equity) | Luxembourg | Panera Bread | United States | $7,500 | |
15.04.2013 | Coffee | Joh A Benckiser | Germany | DE Master Blenders 1753 | Netherlands | €7,500 | |
15.06.2020 | Food delivery | Just Eat Takeaway.com | Netherlands | Grubhub | United States | $7,300 | |
13.12.2016 | Beer | Asahi | Japan | Anheuser-Busch InBev | Belgium | €7,300 | Former SABMiller operations in East Europe, completed 31.3.17 |
07.05.2018 | Coffee | Nestlé | Switzerland | Starbucks | United States | $7,150 | Retail rights outside Starbucks, ready to drink |
07.05.2018 | Ingredients | IFF | United States | Frutarom | Israel | $7,100 | Completed 5.10.18 |
29.05.2013 | Food | Shuanghui International | China | Smithfield Foods | United States | $7,000 | |
18.12.2019 | Coffee | Jacobs Douwe Egberts | Netherlands | Peet's Coffee & Tea | United States | €7,000 sales | Merger to form JDE Peet's |
24.02.2017 | Dairy | Morinaga & Co | Japan | Morinaga Milk | Japan | $6,970 sales | |
15.12.2017 | Dairy | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (private equity) | United States | Unilever | Various | €6,825 | Spreads business |
26.11.2012 | Food | ConAgra | United States | Ralcorp | United States | $6,800 | Completed 29.1.13 |
06.08.2018 | Packaging | Amcor | Australia | Bemis | United States | $6,800 | Completed 11.6.19 |
19.02.2015 | Packaging | Ball | United States | Rexam | United Kingdom | €6,600 | Completed 30.6.16 |
15.12.2011 | Soft drinks | Coca-Cola Femsa | Mexico | Grupo Fomento Queretano | Mexico | Pesos6,600 | Beverage business, completed 7.5.12 |
12.05.2014 | Frozen food | Hillshire Brands | United States | Pinnacle Foods | United States | $6,600 | Blackstone (private equity) down from 51% to 16% stake. Withdrawn 16.6.14 |