M&A Deal Summary

Lactalis American Group Acquires Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division

On September 15, 2020, Lactalis American Group acquired food company Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division from The Kraft Heinz Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lactalis American Group’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Lactalis American Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lactalis American Group’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-09-15
Target Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Lactalis American Group
Sellers(s) The Kraft Heinz Co.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division

Tulare, California, United States
Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Division comprises natural, grated, cultured, and specialty cheese businesses in the U.S., Grated cheese business in Canada, and the entire International Cheese business outside North America. It includes three world-class Kraft Heinz production facilities located in Tulare, CA, Walton, NY, and Wausau, WI, and a distribution center in Weyauwega, WI.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lactalis American Group

Buffalo, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Lactalis American Group is the North American division of the world’s largest dairy corporation and is the parent company of Sorrento Lactalis, Lactalis USA, and Mozzarella Fresca, which collectively include some of North America's most popular cheese brands: Président, Sorrento, Precious, rondelé, and Galbani. Lactalis American Group is a subsidiary of Parmalat S.p.A., an Italian public entity majority-owned by Groupe Lactalis. Headquartered in France, Groupe Lactalis is the world's largest dairy corporation.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-26 Galbani Mozzarella Fresca

Concord, California, United States

Mozzarella Fresca is one of the largest producers of fresh mozzarella in the United States . The Company located in Benicia, California produces a full line of Italian-style cheeses including mozzarella (both acidified and cultured), mascarpone and ricotta in its state of the art plant in Tulare, California. Mozzarella Fresca's products are sold to the retail grocery channel and restaurants through foodservice distributors. The product is typically located in a refrigerated specialty section of a grocery deli.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Kraft Heinz Co.

Northfield, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Sector Food
Employees22,500
Revenue 18.2B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

The Kraft Heinz Co. is a food and beverage conglomerate with a portfolio of brands spanning beverages, cheese, refrigerated meals and other categories. Kraft Foods Group was formed in 2012 as a spin-off from Mondelez International. The Company is based in Northfield, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-24 The Kraft Heinz Co. - Indian Brands

India

The Kraft Heinz Co. - Indian Brands includes Complan, Glucon-D, Nycil and Sampriti brands, and two manufacturing facilities, with approximately 900 employees associated with these brands and operations.

Sell $625M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-11 Assan Foods

34337, Turkey

Assan Foods is a producer of tomato paste, ketchup, mayonnaise and various tomato sauces for world cuisines to over 30 countries on 4 continents. Assan Foods was founded in 1998 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Buy $100M