Fusiones y Adquisiciones

Lance Inc.'s stockholders have approved its acquisition by pretzel and potato chip maker Snyder's of Hanover Inc.

PepsiCo and Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, Russia's leading branded food-and-beverage company, today announced that PepsiCo has agreed to acquire 66% of Wimm-Bill-Dann for $3.8 billion, pending the required government approvals.

Convenience Foods Europe B.V. (CFE) heeft overeenstemming bereikt met Johma Signature over de overname van Johma's dochteronderneming Johma Sandwiches B.V.

Royal Cosun announces that it has decided to investigate the potential sale of Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients (Unifine F&Bi), its pastry ingredients business.

Agrico will transfer the trading activities in processing potatoes to Aviko Potato on December 1st.

Aviko neemt fritesaardappel-activiteiten over van Agrico

De besprekingen tussen Agrico en Aviko Potato mogen dan al langer gaande zijn geweest, maar ze hebben het zo goed stil weten te houden dat de overname een donderslag bij heldere hemel veroorzaakte.

Lance, Inc. and Snyder's of Hanover, Inc. announced that both companies will hold special stockholders meetings to vote on the combination of their businesses to form a stronger, more dynamic snack food company.

The European Commission (EC) approved on Wednesday the acquisition of a majority stake in Austrian potatoes processing firm Frisch &Frost Nahrungsmittel-Gesellschaft by Dutch food producer LWM Potatoes, a unit of Lamb Weston/Meijer.

The Wall Street Journal reports that negotiations to sell United Biscuits to China's Bright Food Group are near collapse, referring to people familiar with the matter

One of Britain’s biggest potato producers is planning to put down roots on the AIM Market

Shares in the company that runs Wendy's and Arby's restaurants jumped sharply Thursday on rumors of yet another high-profile buyout in the works.

Bright Food is a hungry company. The Shanghai government-controlled firm is reportedly among the bidders for GNC, an American nutrition-supplement chain.

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO), a leading global provider of agriculturally derived ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of National Starch

China's leading consumer group, Bright Food, has emerged as one of the frontrunners to acquire UB, which is being sold by its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI. A takeover would attract attention from British politicians worried about the incre...

Bloomberg: Procter &Gamble Co. was in talks to merge its Pringles unit with Diamond Foods Inc. before halting negotiations last month on concern about the deal’s structure, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.

After repeated unsuccessful attempts to buy out Gujarat-based snacks majors such as Balaji Wafers and A-Top Foods Products, beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo India is in the process of creating its own low-cost foods business and increasing manufactur...

Los inversores brasileños siguen expandiendo sus tentáculos. El fondo de inversión 3G, de capitales provenientes del principal socio del Mercosur de la Argentina, anunció la compra de Burger King, la segunda cadena de hamburguesas del mundo, por un mon...