List of 92 Acquired Food Companies in Illinois

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
Chromatin, Inc. Acquired S&W Seed Co. 2018-11-01 $26.5M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	3	3	-
Prinova Group LLC Acquired Nagase 2019-06-03 Carol Stream, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	3	3	-
Border Foods, Inc. Acquired Mizkan Americas, Inc. 2011-05-12 Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
The Hillshire Brands Co. Acquired Tyson Foods 2014-08-28 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,920	3	2	1
The Quaker Oats Co., Inc. Acquired PepsiCo 2001-08-03 $13.4B Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	4	2	2
Raymundos Food Group Acquired Lakeview Farms 2024-10-23 Bedford Park, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	4	2	2
Gold Standard Baking Acquired 37 Baking 2022-06-23 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc. Acquired The Ferrero Group 2017-03-15 $115M Melrose Park, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
East Balt, Inc. Acquired Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. 2017-07-20 $650M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Acquired Reckitt Benckiser Group 2017-02-10 $17.9B Glenview, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,742	1	1	-
Chef Solutions, Inc. Acquired Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. 2012-11-21 Wheeling, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	2	1	1
Evans Food Group Acquired Benestar Brands 2019-08-05 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Fairmount Food Group LLC Acquired Saputo 2011-03-25 $270.5M Deerfield, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Reinhart Foodservice LLC Acquired PFG 2019-07-01 $2B Rosemont, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Nestlé S.A. - US Confectionary Business Acquired The Ferrero Group 2018-01-16 $3.15532B Bloomington, Illinois, United States	Food	900	-	-	-

Try Mergr Free — Access the Full List Today

Find the Right Companies Fast.
Get Full Access. Cancel Anytime.

Unlimited Searches
Unlimited Profile Views
Build and Export Lists of

PE Backed Companies
Direct Investors & Acquirers
Advisors
Deals
& More

Try Free

What's Mergr?

Mergr was built to make it easy to understand who owns which companies — and how they got there.

Whether you're researching private equity-backed businesses, recent acquisitions, or potential targets, Mergr provides structured access to thousands of companies, investors, and ownership histories.

The platform is powerful but easy to use — so you can quickly surface relevant companies and move from research to action.

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE
and M&A DB

Key Benefits

Stay informed on events in your industry
M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
Better understand your customers and prospects
Discover active buyers (or sellers)

Search

4.8K Private Equity Firms
214K M&A Transactions
216K Companies Involved in M&A
(Buyer, Seller, or Target)
3.8K M&A Advisors
(Investment Banks and Law Firms)
83K M&A Contacts
(PE and M&A Advisors)

What next?

Full access to Mergr's investor, acquirer, and transaction data starts here.