by Tracy Collins | Jan 26, 2018 | Mergers & Acquisitions
The Nature’s Bounty Co. earlier this month acquired The Best Bar Ever, a Hunt Valley, Md.-based maker of gluten-free protein bars. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read full post here.
by Tracy Collins | Jan 24, 2018 | Mergers & Acquisitions
Nestlé SA on Jan. 16 announced it agrees to sell its U.S. confectionery business to Italy’s Ferrero Group for $2.8 billion in cash. The candy brands have been on the market publicly since last June. The sale relieves Nestlé of products that both don’t fit...
by Tracy Collins | Jan 17, 2018 | Mergers & Acquisitions
The Ferrero Group, the owner of such brands as Nutella, Kinder and Tic Tac, has entered into an agreement to acquire Nestle S.A.’s U.S. confectionery business for about $2.8 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close near the end of the first quarter of...
by Tracy Collins | Jan 11, 2018 | Mergers & Acquisitions
The Lactalis Group has agreed to acquire siggi’s, a maker of Icelandic-style skyr yogurts. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read full post here.
by Tracy Collins | Jan 10, 2018 | Mergers & Acquisitions
The Campbell Soup Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire the snack maker Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. for $50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.8 billion. Snyder’s-Lance is a manufacturer of snack products sold under such brands as Snyder’s...
by Cristin Murray | Sep 26, 2017 | CPG, Mergers & Acquisitions
Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn owner, Conagra Brands, Chicago, is acquiring Angie’s Artisan Treats, LLC, Mankato, Minn., maker of Angie’s Boomchickapop ready-to-eat popcorn. Angie’s Artisan Treats is owned by TPG Growth, a middle market and...
