How many Food Processing acquisitions have there been?

There are 2194 recorded acquisitions in the Food Processing sector spanning 1939-2026, totalling $428.77B in disclosed deal value.

Who are the biggest acquirers in Food Processing?

The most active acquirers in Food Processing include The Middleby Corp, LDC, OLAM International.

What are the largest Food Processing acquisitions ever?

The largest disclosed Food Processing acquisitions include Shell's purchase of BG Group ($70B, 2015), Mars's purchase of Kellanova ($35.9B, 2024), 3G Capital Partners's purchase of Kraft Heinz (formerly H.J. Heinz Company). ($28B, 2013).

How many Food Processing acquisitions have there been in the last 1 year?

There have been 175 recorded Food Processing acquisitions in the last year.

What is the average Food Processing deal size?

The average disclosed deal size in the Food Processing sector is $965.69M.

What is the median Food Processing deal size?

The median disclosed deal size in the Food Processing sector is $155.11M.

Which year had the most Food Processing acquisitions?

The most Food Processing acquisitions in a single year were recorded in 2021, with 204 deals.

Food Processing

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Companies, acquisitions, funding rounds and active investors across the Food Processing sector.

Companies

55,441

Acquisitions

2,194

Total Funding

$170.45B

Funding Rounds

7,693

Active Investors

Food Processing Acquisitions

2,194 results

Acquiree Name			Acquirer Name	Acquiree Industries	Acquiree Hq Country
Purely Elizabeth	—	2026-08-14	Ferrero	Food and Beverage Food Processing Organic Food Snack Food	United States
Kellanova	—	2026-08-11	Mars	Consumer Goods Food and Beverage Food Processing Nutrition Snack Food Supply Chain Management	United States
Mr Gatti's Pizza	—	2026-08-06	G. Brint Ryan	Consumer Food and Beverage Food Processing Restaurants	United States
Gong Cha	—	2026-08-05	Bain Capital	Food and Beverage Food Delivery Food Processing Tea	United States
Banneton Bakery	—	2026-08-03	Vandemoortele	Food Processing Manufacturing Retail	United States

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Food Processing Funding Rounds

7,693 results

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Top Food Processing Investors

Callaghan Innovation161 rounds
Food Lion44 rounds
Big Idea Ventures36 rounds
Center for Dairy Research (CDR)33 rounds
U.S. Department of Agriculture30 rounds
SOSV28 rounds
National Science Foundation28 rounds
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection27 rounds
SPACE-F24 rounds
Technology Development Fund22 rounds

Top Food Processing Companies

Cleveland Kitchen Neggst Clean Crop Technologies LASENDO Etelka ValueGrain Aviagen Group Kalustyan Corporation MIDERA Food Processing CrushDynamics FarmThru Quincey Jones Jelly

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