36 ACQUISITIONS IN AUGUST
August was another big month for transactions, with 36 recorded around the world. I’ve also picked up 3 more from July.
11 of August’s 36 were in alcohol, 9 in dairy, 7 in soft drinks and 4 in other food.
18 were single country deals – 7 in the United States, 4 in the United Kingdom and 2 in Japan.
Of the 18 international transfers involving 24 countries, Switzerland was the most acquisitive with 4 (2 by Nestlé and 2 by Emmi) and the United States made the most sales at 5.
The only sale over $1 billion was in vending.
11 of August’s 36 were in alcohol, 9 in dairy, 7 in soft drinks and 4 in other food.
18 were single country deals – 7 in the United States, 4 in the United Kingdom and 2 in Japan.
Of the 18 international transfers involving 24 countries, Switzerland was the most acquisitive with 4 (2 by Nestlé and 2 by Emmi) and the United States made the most sales at 5.
The only sale over $1 billion was in vending.
Jul | Labels | Multi-Color Corporation from US to buy Guidotti CentroStampa of Italy | €50.5m |
Ingredients | US SensoryEffects buys assets from Food Ingredient Technologies | ||
Ingredients | US SensoryEffects buys liquid vitamin ingredient business from Cargill | ||
Aug | Food | Nestlé from Switzerland completes purchase of Vitaflo in UK | CHF40m sales |
Dairy | US Darigold to absorb Country Classic Dairies | ||
Beer | Diageo from UK to buy Serengeti Breweries in Tanzania through East African Breweries | ||
Wine | UK private consortium buys Forth Wines from Matthew Clark | ||
Beer | Belgium’s Duvel Moortgat buys De Koninck | ||
Dairy | UK Barber and Ashley Chaste merge | £60m sales | |
Food | Irish Food Processors Group buys Dalepak Frozen Foods from Northern Foods of UK | £6.4m | |
Beer | US Craft Brewers Alliance to buy Kona Brewing Co | ||
Dairy | US Swiss Valley Farms buys Faribault Dairy Co | ||
Vending | UK CVC Capital Partners private equity group to buy 89% of Autobar from Charterhouse private equity firm | €1.2bn | |
Powdered drinks | Nestlé from Switzerland to buy majority of Malher in Guatemala | ||
Dairy | Unilever from UK/Netherlands to buy Diplom-Is in Denmark from Tine of Norway | ||
Frozen food | US Seneca buys Unilink from Pennsylvania Food Group | ||
Packaging | US Graham Packaging to buy Liquid Container | $568m | |
Dairy | Ireland’s Kerry to buy Newmarket Co-operative Creameries | €33m | |
Dairy | Wimm-Bill-Dann of Russia buys back 18.4% stake from Danone of France | $470m | |
Hot drinks | Lavazza from Italy to buy 7% of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in US | ||
Fruit juice | US Mistral Equity Partners buys Country Pure Foods from affiliates of First Atlantic Capital and DN Partners | ||
Ingredients | Danisco from Denmark buys Research Solutions in South Africa | ||
Soft drinks | Refresco from Netherlands buys Soft Drinks International in Germany | €140m sales | |
Wine | Australia’s Stephen Tobin family buys Amberley Estate from Constellation Wines of US | ||
Beer | SABMiller from UK to buy remaining 31% of Accra Brewery in Ghana | ||
Coffee | US Starbucks buys remaining 11% of Brazil joint venture from Alsea of Mexico | ||
Bakery | Argentina’s Tentissimo buys Delicity from General Mills of US | ||
Beer | Carlsberg from Denmark transfers 10% of Derbes in Kazakhstan to Baltika of Russia | ||
Beer | UK Stonegate to buy 330 pubs from Mitchells & Butler | £373m | |
Beer | US Labatt owner KPS Capital Partners buys Independent Brewers United | ||
Dairy | Emmi from Switzerland buys Cypress Grove of US | $10m sales | |
Dairy | Emmi from Switzerland buys outstanding shares in Contract Aseptic & Specialty Packaging of US | $6m sales | |
Beer | Dutch Anheuser-Busch InBev to buy 15% stake in Venezuela joint venture with Cerveceria Regional from Cisneros family | ||
Fruit juice | France’s Danone buys Immedia smoothie producer | €4m sales | |
Fruit juice | Malaysia’s Fraser & Neave to buy 23% stake in Cocoaland | RM54.6m | |
Soft drinks | Asahi from Japan to buy P&N Beverages of Australia | A$364m | |
Wine | Japan’s Kirin to buy remaining 49.9% of Mercian | $127m | |
Dairy | Israel’s Bank Leumi to buy 21% stake in Tnuva from Mivtach Shamir | ||
Veg juice | Japan’s Coca-Cola West to buy Q’sai from Daiwa Securities and Polaris Capital | $421m |
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