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Anheuser-Busch InBev, Frutarom, Heineken and E&J Gallo were the four most acquisitive companies of 2015, according to the bevblog.net food and drink transactions database, each responsible for six or more takeovers. Cargill, Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated, Diageo, Kerry and Lactalis all made five purchases.
Coca-Cola and Diageo were the only two companies to make five or more sales, followed by Mondelez International and Nestlé on four each.
A total of 934 companies were involved across 69 countries, with the United States and United Kingdom most prominent overall.
Global food and drink transactions by country 2014-15
Belgium was the biggest net buyer (+16), followed by Israel (+12), France (+11), the United States (+8) and Ireland (+8).
The United Kingdom was the main net seller (-21), followed by Spain (-10) and Brazil (-9).
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