Mergers and Acquisitions

Mondelez International will acquire a significant majority interest in high-protein bar brand Grenade as the company continues to move into healthier snack categories.

Conair Corporation entered into an agreement to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm American Securities.   

Ka-Pop! Snacks and Bubba's Fine Foods have merged to create a new and healthy consumer goods company called Awakened Foods.

Yellow Wood will combine its non-Americas brand with Dr. Scholl’s to create a global footcare portfolio expected to generate over $700M in annual retail sales.

Nestlé S.A. will sell its North American spring water brands, purified water business and beverage delivery service to the One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. private equity firms.

The Planters snack nut portfolio net sales were approximately $1 billion in calendar year 2020 and are expected to grow at the company's long-term organic growth target.

Accenture has acquired change management consulting firm Future State.

PepsiCo is forming a joint venture with Beyond Meat to take on the growing plant-based food market.