List of 2,562 Acquired Food Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
WK Kellogg Co. Acquired The Ferrero Group 2025-07-10 $3.1B Battle Creek, Michigan, United States website	Food	2,708	20	15	5
Dean Foods Acquired Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. 2020-04-03 $433M Dallas, Texas, United States website	Food	7,755	16	11	5
Naturex SA Acquired Givaudan 2018-03-26 Avignon, France website	Food	456	11	11	-
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. Acquired Campbell's 2017-12-18 $4.87B Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Food	1,656	11	9	2
Dole Food Company, Inc. Acquired Total Produce 2018-02-01 Westlake Village, California, United States website	Food	4,455	10	7	3
FreshPoint, Inc. Acquired Sysco 2000-03-17 Denver, Colorado, United States website	Food	-	7	7	-
TrustHouse Services Group, Inc. Acquired Elior SCA 2013-03-18 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	7	7	-
Zetar PLC Acquired Zertus GmbH 2012-12-01 London, United Kingdom website	Food	-	7	7	-
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. Acquired Tyson Foods 2017-04-25 $4.2B Cincinnati, Ohio, United States website	Food	1,568	6	6	-
Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. Acquired Nestlé 2001-01-16 $10.3B St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Food	11,200	8	6	2
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Acquired Conagra Brands 2012-11-27 $6.8B St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Food	4,322	9	6	3
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. Acquired Conagra Brands 2018-06-27 $10.9B Parsippany, New Jersey, United States website	Food	3,144	5	5	-
Sovos Brands Acquired Campbell's 2023-08-07 $2.7B Berkeley, California, United States website	Food	878	4	4	-
The WhiteWave Foods Co. Acquired Danone 2016-07-07 $12.5B Denver, Colorado, United States website	Food	3,990	5	4	1
Schwan's Company Acquired CJ Cheiljedang 2018-11-15 Marshall, Minnesota, United States website	Food	3,000	8	4	4
Mademoiselle Desserts Acquired Emmi 2024-07-05 Montigny le Bretonneux, France website	Food	145	4	4	-

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