Merger • Food

PepsiCo Acquires The Quaker Oats Co.

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

Acquisition Context
  • 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.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 3, 2001
Target The Quaker Oats Co.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) PepsiCo
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 13.4B USD

Target Company

The Quaker Oats Co.

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 Overview 1

Buyer

PepsiCo

Purchase, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Beverages
Employees319,000
Revenue 91.9B USD (2024)
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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 28
Sector: Food 3 of 16
Type: Merger 2 of 2
State: Illinois 2 of 2
Country: United States 5 of 19
Year: 2001 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
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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