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Kerry Group To Acquire Preservatives Maker Niacet

Irish ingredients giant Kerry Group is to buy preservatives maker Niacet Corp for €853 million, investing the proceeds of the sale of its consume...

Orkla Completes Acquisition Of NutraQ

Orkla Health has completed the purchase of 100% of shares in NutraQ 2 AS, a supplier of subscription-based health and wellness products in the Nordic regio...

Food and Beverage M&A Deals Rose By More Than A Third In 2020

Despite the COVID crisis, the global food and beverage sector saw a 36.3% increase in the number of M&A deals in 2020, to a total value of $110 bil...

Kraft Heinz To Acquire Turkish Sauce Maker Assan Foods

The Kraft Heinz Company has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase Assan Foods from the privately held Turkish conglomerate Kibar Holding i...

Mondelēz International Acquires Chipita S.A.

Mondelēz International has reached an agreement to acquire Chipita S.A., a company specialising in croissants and baked snacks. Chipita S.A.,...

Ferrero Acquires Burton's Biscuit Company

Nutella maker Ferrero is snapping up the British maker of Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels biscuits for an undisclosed sum to expand its cookies b...

Thai Union Acquires Remaining Shares In Rügen Fisch

Seafood giant Thai Union Group has announced that it has acquired the remaining 49% shares of Rügen Fisch AG (Rügen Fisch). In 2016,...

Italy's Granarolo Acquires 100% Of British Unit, Eyes M&A

Italy's Granarolo has taken complete control of its British distributor Granarolo UK, the dairy group said on Monday, adding that it was looking at more ac...