List of Largest Acquired Food Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
The Kraft Heinz Co. Acquired Heinz 2015-03-25 Northfield, Illinois, United States website	Food	18,218	5	3	2
Kellanova Acquired Mars 2024-08-14 $35.9B Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	13,122	-	-	-
Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. Acquired Nestlé 2001-01-16 $10.3B St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Food	11,200	8	6	2
Dean Foods Acquired Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. 2020-04-03 $433M Dallas, Texas, United States website	Food	7,755	16	11	5
National Beef Packing Company LLC Acquired Marfrig Alimentos SA 2018-04-09 $2.3B Kansas City, Missouri, United States website	Food	7,300	1	1	-
Brakes Bros Acquired Sysco 2016-02-22 $3.38668B Ashford, United Kingdom website	Food	5,080	1	1	-
Dole Food Company, Inc. Acquired Total Produce 2018-02-01 Westlake Village, California, United States website	Food	4,455	10	7	3
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Acquired Conagra Brands 2012-11-27 $6.8B St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Food	4,322	9	6	3
The WhiteWave Foods Co. Acquired Danone 2016-07-07 $12.5B Denver, Colorado, United States website	Food	3,990	5	4	1
The Hillshire Brands Co. Acquired Tyson Foods 2014-08-28 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,920	3	2	1
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Acquired Reckitt Benckiser Group 2017-02-10 $17.9B Glenview, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,742	1	1	-
Big Heart Pet Brands Acquired J. M. Smucker 2015-02-03 $5.8B San Francisco, California, United States website	Food	3,600	2	1	1
SGA’s Food Group of Companies Acquired US Foods 2018-07-30 $1.8B Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	Food	3,200	-	-	-
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. Acquired Conagra Brands 2018-06-27 $10.9B Parsippany, New Jersey, United States website	Food	3,144	5	5	-
Schwan's Company Acquired CJ Cheiljedang 2018-11-15 Marshall, Minnesota, United States website	Food	3,000	8	4	4
Keystone Foods LLC Acquired Tyson Foods 2018-08-20 $2.16B West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	2,500	-	-	-

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