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Greencore Acquires Freshtime UK

On September 3, 2019, Greencore acquired food company Freshtime UK for 56M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Greencore’s 12th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Greencore’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Greencore’s 8th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-09-03
Target Freshtime UK
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Greencore
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 56M GBP

Target

Freshtime UK

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Freshtime UK Ltd. is a provider of food-to-go salads, chilled snacks and prepared produce in the UK. Its products are distributed primarily in the grocery and convenience channels and the business operates from a single facility in Boston, Lincolnshire. Freshtime UK Ltd. is based in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Greencore

Dublin, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Food
Employees13,300
Revenue 1.8B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Greencore Group is a food company, offering sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. Greencore Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 15
Sector: Food M&A 12 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 8 of 8
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-15 Greencore USA

United States

Greencore USA is a provider in frozen contract packaging and a top producer of refrigerated, fresh-made sandwiches, entrees, and salad kits.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-28 Trilby

Drogheda, Ireland

Trilby is an importer and distributor of vegetable oils and fats for the food processing industry and sells approximately 60,000 tonnes of product each year to customers in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Holland. Trilby is based in Drogheda, Ireland.

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