M&A Deal Summary

Saputo Acquires Bari Cheese

On September 16, 1998, Saputo acquired food company Bari Cheese

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Saputo’s 4th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Saputo’s 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Saputo’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-09-16
Target Bari Cheese
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Saputo
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bari Cheese

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bari Cheese Ltd. produces and markets Italian specialty cheeses such mozzarella, ricotta and bocconcini, as well as butter, under the brand name Bari.

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Buyer

Saputo

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Food
Employees19,200
Revenue 17.8B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Saputo is a producer, marketer and distributor of a wide array of products including cheese, fluid milk, yogurt, dairy ingredients and snack-cakes. Saputo was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 17
Sector (Food) 4 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 14
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 3 of 7
Year (1998) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-08-20 Riverside Cheese and Butter

Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Riverside Cheese and Butter, Inc. is a cheese manufacturer and produces and markets Italian specialty cheeses such as mozzarella and parmesan as well as butter and cream, under the brand names of Riverside and Della Riva.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-08-04 Culinar

Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada

Culinar, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of snack cakes and one of the more important cookie and fine breads manufacturers in Canada. The company’s range of well-established national and regional brands includes Vachon, Viau-McCormicks, Normandie, Grissol and Loney’s. Culinar sells its products mainly on the retail market, across Canada.

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