M&A Deal Summary

Fruitfield Foods Acquires W&R Jacob

On August 3, 2004, Fruitfield Foods acquired food company W&R Jacob from Danone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fruitfield Foods’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Fruitfield Foods’ 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-08-03
Target W&R Jacob
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Fruitfield Foods
Sellers(s) Danone
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

W&R Jacob

Dublin,, Ireland
W&R Jacob Ltd. is a manufactures and distributor of biscuits, sauces, jams and preserves, and confectionery products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fruitfield Foods

Dublin,, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1853
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Fruitfield Foods Ltd. engages in the production and distribution of food products in Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Danone

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Food
Employees89,528
Revenue 27.4B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Danone is a food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. Danone was founded in 1899 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 8
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 14
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-19 Italaquae

Rome,, Italy

Italaquae Spa manufactures and markets bottled mineral water,with flagship brands including Ferrarelle, Vitasnella and Boario, and a c. 8.5% market share of the total market.

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