M&A Deal Summary

Ajinomoto Acquires Ajinomoto General Foods

On February 27, 2015, Ajinomoto acquired food company Ajinomoto General Foods from Kraft Foods Holdings Singapore Pte.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ajinomoto’s 4th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Ajinomoto’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-02-27
Target Ajinomoto General Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Ajinomoto
Sellers(s) Kraft Foods Holdings Singapore Pte.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Ajinomoto General Foods

Tokyo, Japan
Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc. is a producer and seller of food and beverage products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ajinomoto

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Food
Employees34,860
Revenue 1.53T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Ajinomoto is a manufacturer of high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Ajinomoto was incorporated in 1909 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector: Food M&A 4 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-05 Windsor Quality Food Co.

Houston, Texas, United States

Windsor Quality Food Co., Ltd. is the producer and marketer of frozen ethnic foods and appetizers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-16 Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Güzelbahçe, Turkey

Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. is a food company. Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Güzelbahçe, Turkey.

Buy TL220M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kraft Foods Holdings Singapore Pte.

Singapore, Singapore

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Kraft Foods Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a manufacturer and seller of food and beverage products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1