Mergers and Acquisitions

Deep River Snacks, a US company manufacturing premium better-for-you snacks based in Connecticut, was acquired by Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and parent company of the snack companies Wise Snacks, Bokados and Inalecsa.

Snack Food Manufacturers Inventure Foods (Publicly listed;NASDAQ:SNAK) and privately held Utz Quality Foods, LLC announced they have entered into a merger agreement. Utz has agreed to acquire all of Inventure Foods outstanding shares of common stock in an all-cash transaction.

Inventure Foods today announced it has completed the sale of its frozen business including the Rader Farms® and Willamette Valley Fruit Company™ brands as well as certain assets, rights and properties related to its frozen fruits, vegetable blends, beverages, and frozen desserts business to Oregon Potato Company.

Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Angie's Artisan Treats the maker of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP ready-to-eat popcorn

Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), a leading global agribusiness and food company, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 70% ownership interest in IOI Loders Croklaan, an established leader in the growing $33 billion semi-specialty and specialty B2B oils market.

Inventure Foods, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement for the sale of its frozen business including the Rader Farms® and Willamette Valley Fruit Company™ brands as well as certain related assets, rights and properties to Oregon Potato Company for $50.0 million in cash.

Amazon and Whole Foods Market today announced that Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market will close on Monday August 28, 2017 and a number of changes will be implemented right away.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $13.7 billion, including Whole Foods Market’s net debt.

Today Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced that it has completed the acquisition of protein-based snacking businesses Thanasi Foods LLC, maker of Duke's® meat snacks, and BIGS LLC, maker of BIGS® seeds (collectively, Thanasi).

Yesterday, Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire protein-based snacking businesses Thanasi Foods LLC (Thanasi), maker of Duke's® meat snacks and BIGS LLC (BIGS), maker of BIGS® seeds.

Earlier this week, Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE) announced two transformational transactions, turning the company from predominantly a restaurant chain into a food manufacturer.

Pineland Farms Potato Company, Inc. (PFPC), located in Mars Hill, Maine confirmed the signing of a Stock Purchase Agreement with Bob Evans Foods (BEF)

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced that at a special meeting of shareowners held on December 13, shareowners of the company approved the merger of Monsanto with a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft.

Last week Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.announced that the Company had signed a definitive agreement to sell its Diamond of California® culinary nut business to Blue Road Capital.

Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc., has completed the previously announced separation of its Lamb Weston business. The company’s name change has also become effective.

Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners, LP (ACAP), along with Silas Capital and Emil Capital Partners, announced it is leading a $3 million financing round in Florida-based Vintage Italia, the manufacturer of Pasta Chips.

Metropoulos & Co., a family-owned investment firm specializing in iconic American brands has made a significant investment in salty snack manufacturer Utz Quality Foods, LLC

ConAgra Foods, Inc. today announced the record and distribution dates for the spin-off of its Lamb Weston business, which is expected to be effected through the distribution of 100 percent of the common shares of Lamb Weston to holders of ConAgra Foods’ common shares