Mergers and Acquisitions

Mondelez International is staying in its lane for the moment, albeit one that’s speeding along and growing.  

Unilever continued down its health-minded future path with the acquisition of Onnit, a holistic wellness and lifestyle company best known for its nutritional supplements.  

Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in the software, data analytics, and software-enabled technology services sectors, has acquired Trace One, a dedicated B2B collaborative platform for retail, CPG and private label.

The acquisition will combine IoT/edge and AI/ML solutions, expected to deliver new cloud capabilities and create a more sustainable world.

Data analytics and brand consulting group Kantar will acquire Numerator, a market intelligence company, from Vista Equity Partners.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Accenture has acquired change management consulting firm Future State.

In conjunction with the closing of the transaction, LVMH has announced several leadership appointments at Tiffany.

Mondelez made an initial minority investment in Hu in April 2019 through SnackFutures, its innovation and venture hub dedicated to unlocking emerging snacking opportunities.

Genpact has acquired Enquero, a provider of data engineering and data-led digital transformation services.

FORM.com, a company in low-code/no-code mobile data collection acquires GoSpotCheck's task management and image recognition platform in a carveout.

Together, the organizations will manage, analyze and optimize omnichannel retail promotions through a unique mix of proprietary technology and a consultative performance analytics practice.

Martech provider Kenshoo will acquire Signals Analytics, a provider of AI-powered analytics for market intelligence.

Keurig Dr Pepper continued its efforts to increase speed to market with the expansion of its direct-store delivery network.

Unilever will acquire SmartyPants Vitamins as the company builds out its health and wellness portfolio.

Accenture has agreed to acquire End-to-End Analytics, a boutique analytics and data science consultancy based in Palo Alto, CA, with additional offices in Brazil.

Mars, Inc. is acquiring snack company Kind North America, extending a three-year partnership between the two companies.