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468 food and drink acquisitions in 2011

Richard Hall17 Jan 2012

Bevblog.net has recorded a total of 468 food and drink sector transactions announced during 2011.

14 were worth more than $1,000m, led by UK-​based SABMiller’s $10,200m purchase of Australian brewer Foster’s, which was completed in December.

Beer featured in three of the top five for manufacturers, which added up to $19,830m.

The top 2011 food and drink manufacturer deals

  1. SABMiller (UK) & Foster’s (Australia) (Dec, $10,200m) – Beer
  2. Kirin (Japan) & Schincariol (Brazil) (Nov, $3,900m) – Beer, soft drinks
  3. Diamond Foods (US) & Procter & Gamble (US) (Apr, $2,350m) – Snacks
  4. Anadolu (Turkey) & SABMiller (UK – Russia/​Ukraine business) (Oct, $1,900m) – Beer
  5. Nestlé (Switzerland) & Hsu Fu Chi (China) (Jul, $1,480m, 60% stake) – Confectionery.

The top five for industry suppliers amounted to an even higher $23,000m and were dominated by packaging in the US.

The top 2011 food and drink supplier deals

  1. DuPont (US) & Danisco (Denmark) (May, $6,400m) – Ingredients
  2. Reynolds (New Zealand) & Graham (US) (Jun, $4,500m) – Packaging
  3. Sealed Air (US) & Diversey (US) (Oct, $4,300m) – Processing
  4. International Paper (US) & Temple-​Inland (US) (Sept, $4,300m) – Packaging
  5. RockTenn (US) & Smurfit-​Stone (US) (Jan, £3,500m) – Packaging.

The full list is available in a searchable database by clicking here.

Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. You can also read his blog at BevBlog.

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