Food & Beverage Manufacturing M&A Quarterly Report: Q1 2023

This article is sponsored and written by CohnReznick. Following broader market trends, food and beverage M&A slowed during Q1 while external forces like inflation, rising interest rates, recessionary fears, and a banking crisis all took center ...

Food & Beverage Industry M&A: What to Expect in 2023

This webinar, hosted by The Food Institute, looked at the major M&A trends in the food and beverage industry and what to expect in the year ahead, featuring presentations by John Siegler of BMO Capital ...

Column: Kroger-Albertsons Merger Spells Doom, Gloom and Boom

Kroger and Albertsons are planning a merger that would create a superstore second in scale only to Walmart. The combination of the two U.S. supermarket giants could have a three-pronged effect, resulting in doom for …

Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry: Mid-year Review and M&A Outlook

Appetite for M&A remains strong despite economic headwinds U.S. food, beverage and agribusiness (“FB&A”) M&A volume peaked in 2021 (by number of announced deals), according to S&P Capital IQ, and while deal flow during the …

The Food Institute Acquires Latin America-focused Food Media Assets

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2022/FINewswire/– The Food Institute, the leading source for food industry news, data, and trends, announced today that the Company has acquired four Latin America-focused food media platforms: Global Fruit Latam, Global …

Food & Beverage Industry M&A: What to Expect in 2022

This webinar, hosted by the Food Institute, will look at the major M&A trends in the food and beverage industry in 2022, featuring presentations by John Siegler of BMO Capital Markets and David Schoeder of ...

Food & Beverage Industry M&A: What to Expect in 2022

Convenience Store Growth Poised to Continue Amid Pandemic

Convenience stores have been reaping the benefits of pandemic-induced shifts in consumer behavior and many chains across the U.S. are targeting expansion, according to a Retail Tenant Expansion Report by real estate firm Stan Johnson …

Restaurant Acquisitions Remain Red Hot

The sandwich market’s potential appears to be underscored by recent quick-service restaurant acquisitions. In the span of two weeks, a pair of QSR parent companies expanded their culinary offerings via acquisitions of established brands. Restaurant …

Product and Technology Gap ‘Fill-ins’ to Continue Driving Agtech M&A        

Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a big year for agtech M&A activity. According to AgFunder’s 2021 Farm Tech Investment Report, 37 agriculture technology M&A deals were completed in fiscal year 2020. As is often the case, …

FI Webinar Recap: What’s Driving Food & Beverage M&A Activity? 

The food and beverage industry has seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions of late, to put it mildly. And that begs the question: What, exactly, are the driving forces behind these transactions? In a recent webinar …

State of the Food & Beverage M&A Market

State of the Food & Beverage M&A Market After the year that was 2020, the food and beverage industry has seen more than its share of mergers and acquisitions. This webinar will provide an overview ...

State of the Food & Beverage M&A Market

State of the Food & Beverage M&A Market Panel Discussion

A Tale of Two Recent Acquisitions: Essentia vs. Lone River Beverage Co.

In the Fall and Winter of 2020, the market witnessed several high-profile CPG acquisitions by strategic multinational CPG players. I want to contrast two cases that live on extreme ends of the typical continuum of …