M&A Deal Summary

Aurora Foods Acquires Log Cabin Syrup Business

On July 2, 1997, Aurora Foods acquired food company Log Cabin Syrup Business from Mondelez International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aurora Foods’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Aurora Foods’ 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-07-02
Target Log Cabin Syrup Business
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Aurora Foods
Sellers(s) Mondelez International
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Log Cabin Syrup Business

United States
Log Cabin is a producer and retailer of maple-flavored syrup.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aurora Foods

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Aurora Foods Inc. is a producer and marketer of leading food brands, including Duncan Hines(R) baking mixes; Log Cabin(R), Mrs. Butterworth's(R) and Country Kitchen(R) syrups; Lender's(R) bagels; Van de Kamp's(R) and Mrs. Paul's(R) frozen seafood; Aunt Jemima(R) frozen breakfast products; Celeste(R) frozen pizza and Chef's Choice(R) skillet meals. Aurora is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Mondelez International

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Food
Employees90,000
Revenue 36.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Mondelez International is a multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company. Mondelez was established in 2000 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: United States M&A 3 of 9
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1995-01-05 General Foods

White Plains, New York, United States

General Foods was a food conglomerate whose products included Post cereals, Tang, Kool-Aid and Crystal Light powdered drinks, Birds Eye vegetables, Log Cabin syrup and Stove Top stuffings. General Foods was formed in 1895 and was phased out in 1990. The Company was based in White Plains, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-06-27 Nabisco

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Nabisco, Inc. and its subsidiaries manufactures and distributes cookies, crackers, and other food products in the United States and in certain foreign countries.

Buy $18.9B