14 involved the US and no other country was affected by more than two, with the exception of France on three.
Nine were in alcohol, eight in soft drinks, seven in food and five in packaging, but none in dairy.
The biggest two were Coca-Cola’s $980m stake in Aujan of Saudi Arabia and the €753m Swedish confectionery merger of Cloetta and Leaf.
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Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. You can also read his blog at BevBlog.
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