List of 42 Acquired Food Companies in Pennsylvania

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Ainsworth Pet Nutrition LLC Acquired J. M. Smucker 2018-04-04 $1.9B Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Keystone Natural Acquired House Foods Group 2022-09-16 Folcroft, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Sweet Ovations LLC Acquired Zentis GmbH & Co. KG 2012-11-02 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	100	1	1	-
Pennsylvania Commodities Marketing Association, Inc. Acquired Perdue Farms, Inc. 2004-08-03 Pennsylvania, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Bakery Barn Acquired 1440 Foods 2024-11-01 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Tasty Baking Co. Acquired Flowers Foods 2011-05-25 $175M Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Better Baked Foods, Inc. Acquired Schwan's Company 2017-07-24 North East, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Michel's Bakery Acquired Crown Bakeries 2021-06-10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Keystone Pretzel Bakery Acquired Utz Brands 2015-04-10 Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Schafer Bologna Co. Acquired Leidy’s Premium Meats 2004-08-06 Easton, Pennsylvania, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Biscotti Brothers Acquired Main Street Gourmet 2020-11-02 Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Nardone Acquired Murry's 2025-01-07 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Promax Nutrition Corp. Acquired NuGo Nutrition 2016-08-31 Oakmont, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Y&S Candies, Inc. Acquired Hershey 1997-01-01 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
La Colombe Acquired Chobani 2023-12-15 $900M Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Original Philly Cheesesteak Co. Acquired Tyson Foods 2017-11-13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-

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.