M&A Deal Summary

Conagra Brands Acquires Cook Family Foods

On November 4, 1998, Conagra Brands acquired food company Cook Family Foods for 75M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Conagra Brands’ 4th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Conagra Brands’ 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Conagra Brands’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Conagra Brands’ 1st transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-11-04
Target Cook Family Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Conagra Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 75M USD
Advisor(s) Kaufman & Co. LLC (Financial)

Target

Cook Family Foods

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Buyer

Conagra Brands

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Food
Employees18,500
Revenue 12.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Conagra's office in Omaha, Nebraska.
Conagra's office in Omaha, Nebraska.

Conagra Brands is a packaged food company with branded and private branded food products. In addition to serving consumer households, ConAgra also offers food products to commercial food customers including restaurants and food service companies. Conagra Brands was founded in 1919 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 30
Sector (Food) 4 of 30
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 26
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 28
Year (1998) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 MaMa Rosa s Pizza

Sidney, Ohio, United States

MaMa Rosa's Pizza LLC is a provider of refrigerated pizza products under the Mama Angelina’s, Old Italian and Lean Lifestyle brands. MaMa Rosa’s sells refrigerated pizza’s–not frozen, can be found in the deli/meat or dairy section of a grocery store.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-06-23 International Home Foods

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

International Home Foods, Inc. ("IHF") is a manufacturer and marketer of shelf-stable food products with popular brand names, including Chef Boyardee prepared foods, Bumble Bee premium canned seafood, PAM cooking spray, Polaner fruit spreads and spices and Gulden's mustard.

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