Biggest buyers and sellers in 2019

Orkla, Pernod Ricard, Nestlé, Asahi, PepsiCo, Lactalis, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Azelis, Berlin Packaging, Kirin and Waterlogic were the most acquisitive companies of 2019, according to Zenith Global's food and drink transactions database, with each responsible for 5 or more takeovers. Archer Daniels Midland, Bimbo, Diageo, Emmi, JBS and Refresco all made 4 purchases.

Campbell Soup was the only company to agree 5 or more sales, followed by Fonterra on 4, then Coca-Cola, Hain Celestial and Nestlé on 3.

A total of 1,290 companies were involved across 59 countries, with the United States and the United Kingdom most prominent overall.

GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK TRANSACTIONS BY COUNTRY 2018-19

Source: Zenith Global

Japan was the biggest net buyer (+18), followed by France (+10), then Belgium and Norway (+9 each).

The United Kingdom was the main net seller (-37), followed by the United States (-23), Australia (-16) and Brazil (-11).

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