M&A Deal Summary

Luigi Lavazza Acquires Mars - Drinks Business

On December 27, 2018, Luigi Lavazza acquired food company Mars - Drinks Business from Mars

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Luigi Lavazza’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Luigi Lavazza’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Luigi Lavazza’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-12-27
Target Mars - Drinks Business
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Luigi Lavazza
Sellers(s) Mars
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Mars - Drinks Business

McLean, Virginia, United States
Mars, Inc. - Drinks Business includes the Flavia and Klix systems in the Office Coffee Service (OCS) and Vending segments in North America, Germany, the UK, France, Canada, and Japan, including its related systems and its production facilities in the UK and the United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Luigi Lavazza

Turin, Italy
Category Company
Founded 1895
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. is a manufacturer and distributor of coffee and related products. Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. was founded in 1895 and is based in Turin, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Food) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-24 Kicking Horse Coffee

Invermere, British Columbia, Canada

Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd. is an organic and fair-trade coffee roaster in Canada in the retail channel. Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is based in Invermere, Canada.

Buy CA$215M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-01 MaxiCoffee

Gardanne, France

MaxiCoffee is a Top-tier national player in coffee solutions: vending machines, e-commerce, coffee shops, sale of coffee, and accessories to professionals and individuals. MaxiCoffee serves more than 2 million consumers per day in the coffee world. MaxiCoffee was founded in 1980 and is based in Gardanne, France.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Mars

McLean, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1911
Sector Food
Revenue 33.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Mars is a global manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services. Mars was established in 1911 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Food) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-13 Red Collar Pet

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Red Collar Pet is a manufacturer of premium and mainstream private label and contract pet food and treat products. Red Collar Pet was founded in 2018 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-17 KIND Snacks

New York, New York, United States

KIND Snacks markets and sells a brand of nutritional bars under the KIND and KIND Plus brand names to natural and mainstream retailers nationwide. KIND has a family of more than 100 snacks that offer solutions for a variety of occasions. All of KIND’s products lead with a nutrient-dense first ingredient – whole nuts, whole grains or whole fruit – and do not contain genetically engineered ingredients, sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners.

Buy $5.0B
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