List of 34 Acquired Food Companies in Missouri

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
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
Aurora Foods Inc. Acquired Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 2003-10-14 St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
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	-
Performance Chemicals & Ingredients Co. (dba SensoryEffects) Acquired Balchem 2014-03-31 $567M Bridgeton, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
21st Century Grain Processing Co. Acquired Viterra, Inc. 2010-08-17 Kansas City, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Purina Animal Nutrition LLC Acquired Land O'Lakes, Inc. 2001-01-01 Gray Summit, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
AmeriServe Food Management, Inc. Acquired TrustHouse Services Group, Inc. 2008-04-10 Columbia, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Tyson Foods - Shuttered Broiler Processing Assets Acquired Cal-Maine Foods 2023-12-29 Dexter, Missouri, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Bunge's North America Corn Milling Business Acquired Grain Craft 2025-04-15 St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Whitebridge Pet Brands - North American Premium Cat Feeding and Pet Treating Business Acquired General Mills 2024-11-14 $1.45B Chesterfield, Missouri, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Earthgrains Baking Co., Inc. Acquired Sara Lee Corp. 2001-07-03 St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Theodoro Baking Co., Inc. Acquired Nature's Bakery 2014-03-13 Hazelwood, Missouri, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc. Acquired Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. 2001-08-14 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Missouri Prime Beef Packers Acquired STX Beef Company 2023-05-16 Pleasant Hope, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Cloud Star Acquired Whitebridge Pet Brands 2015-01-06 St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-

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