The headline deal was Lavazza's acquisition of France's Carte Noire brand.
July was almost a record month but not quite, with 61 transactions recorded on the bevblog.net international food and drink acquisitions database.
Four involved sums over $500m, but none over $1bn:
Of the 61 total, a sizeable 21 were in alcohol, 11 in packaging, six in ingredients, five in soft drinks, three in dairy and three in equipment.
An unusually high 48 were across borders and just 13 were within individual countries.
The United States led with involvement in 19, followed closely by the United Kingdom on 18, then the Netherlands on nine; with Brazil, France and Germany on five; and China, Ireland and Italy on four.
The biggest sellers were the United Kingdom on ten, Netherlands on six and Brazil on five.
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