M&A Deal Summary

PepsiCo Acquires The Quaker Oats

On August 3, 2001, PepsiCo acquired food company The Quaker Oats for 13.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PepsiCo’s 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is PepsiCo’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is PepsiCo’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is PepsiCo’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-08-03
Target The Quaker Oats
Sector Food
Buyer(s) PepsiCo
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 13.4B USD

Target

The Quaker Oats

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aunt Jemima branded syrup was introduced by Quaker Oats in 1966.
Aunt Jemima branded syrup was introduced by Quaker Oats in 1966.
Quaker Oats Company is an American food company based in Chicago. Its brands include Aunt Jemima, Quaker Cereals, and Gatorade.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PepsiCo

Purchase, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Beverages
Employees318,000
Revenue 91.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
PepsiCo office in Columbia, Maryland.
PepsiCo office in Columbia, Maryland.

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company. PepsiCo's brands include Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. Through its operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, PepsiCo makes, markets, distributes and sells a wide variety of beverages, foods and snacks. PepsiCo was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 27
Sector (Food) 3 of 16
Type (Merger) 2 of 2
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 18
Year (2001) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-03 Gatorade

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Gatorade, Inc. provides nutritional sports drinks and products for athletes.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-12 Sakata Rice Snacks Australia Pty

Laverton North, Australia

Sakata Rice Snacks Australia Pty Ltd. is the market leader in rice snacks, a snack category that has enjoyed rapid growth over the last several years.

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