M&A Deal Summary

PepsiCo Acquires Gatorade

On August 3, 2001, PepsiCo acquired beverage company Gatorade from The Quaker Oats

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PepsiCo’s 2nd transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is PepsiCo’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is PepsiCo’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-08-03
Target Gatorade
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) PepsiCo
Sellers(s) The Quaker Oats
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Gatorade

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Gatorade, Inc. provides nutritional sports drinks and products for athletes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PepsiCo

Purchase, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Beverages
Employees318,000
Revenue 91.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
PepsiCo office in Columbia, Maryland.
PepsiCo office in Columbia, Maryland.

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company. PepsiCo's brands include Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. Through its operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, PepsiCo makes, markets, distributes and sells a wide variety of beverages, foods and snacks. PepsiCo was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 27
Sector (Beverages) 2 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 18
Year (2001) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-03 The Quaker Oats

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Quaker Oats Company is an American food company based in Chicago. Its brands include Aunt Jemima, Quaker Cereals, and Gatorade.

Buy $13.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-12 Sakata Rice Snacks Australia Pty

Laverton North, Australia

Sakata Rice Snacks Australia Pty Ltd. is the market leader in rice snacks, a snack category that has enjoyed rapid growth over the last several years.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Quaker Oats

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1877
Sector Food
Employees11,800
DESCRIPTION
Aunt Jemima branded syrup was introduced by Quaker Oats in 1966.
Aunt Jemima branded syrup was introduced by Quaker Oats in 1966.

Quaker Oats Company is an American food company based in Chicago. Its brands include Aunt Jemima, Quaker Cereals, and Gatorade.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2001) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-11-03 Snapple Beverage

Ryebrook, New York, United States

Snapple Beverage Company is a premium beverage company in the U.S., offering a line of ready-to-drink products featuring all-natural ingredients and served in premium glass containers.

Buy $1.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-30 The Quaker Oats Co - Kretschmer Brand

Illinois, United States

The Quaker Oats Co - Kretschmer Brand is a producer of bread.

Sell -
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