Articles Tagged with ''mergers and acquisitions''

Mondelez International announced today it has acquired the snacking company Enjoy Life Foods, a leading brand in the growing “free from” segment.

The JM Smucker company announced it will acquire Big Heart Pet Brands in a transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion as a way of positioning the company for continued growth by capturing the segment of consumers who are pet owners.

Consumer packaged goods company Post Holdings, Inc. announced this week it will acquire the privately-owned MOM Brands Company for $1.15 billion.

Pennsylvania-based chocolate giant The Hershey Company announced plans to acquire KRAVE Pure Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of KRAVE jerky, in a transaction that will allow the company to break into the growing meat snacks category.

With a combined value of $16 billion, packaging giants Rock-Tenn Company and MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) announced they have entered into an agreement to merge, creating a global provider of consumer and corrugated packaging solutions.

The Kellogg Company expects to acquire an 85.93 percent stake in Egyptian biscuit company Bisco Misr.

Bumble Bee Seafoods, North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company, announced it has been acquired by Thai Union Frozen Products Public Company Limited (TUF) for $1.51 billion.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) said it will sell its global cocoa business to Olam International Limited for $1.3 billion.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., an innovator in coffee brewing technology, announced it will acquire the remaining shares of rival beverage system Bevyz for approximately $220 million.

Burger King Worldwide Inc. and Tim Hortons Inc. announced the proposed transaction to form a new global quick service restaurant company operating two independent brands, was approved by the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act.