For several years now, it is easy to see how Food & Beverage has been gaining momentum, as reflected in the remarkable growth of corporate finance in this sector.<\/p>\n
The countless business opportunities, the change in the consumption habits of millennials seeking sustainability, and the continuous emergence of new trends in numerous habits, are just some of the factors that are driving this boom.<\/p>\n
The world's largest companies are well aware of the current situation and are not missing the opportunity to invest in this market. Thus, this business relevance of the Food & Beverage<\/strong> is present in an increasing number of operations.<\/p>\n Below, we are going to show the TOP5 of the most important mergers and acquisitions<\/a><\/a> in the last 5 years, data resulting from a study carried out by the team from Baker Tilly<\/a> in the food industry.<\/p>\n The value of this acquisition is valued at $5.054M<\/strong>. With her, Coca Cola<\/a> is looking to make the leap into the world of coffee, which is currently growing at around 6% per year.<\/p>\n Costa Coffee fue fundada en Londres en el a\u00f1o 1971, en 1995 fue comprada por la compa\u00f1\u00eda WhitBread<\/a>and operates in more than 30 countries in Europe, China, Asia and Africa.<\/p>\n Barcadi Limited<\/a>a family business founded in 1862 and owner of the rum brand<\/strong> and hundreds of other alcoholic beverages, has acquired the well-known tequila company by $5.100M<\/strong>The operation makes it the second largest liquor company in the United States.<\/p>\n Patron Spirits International<\/a> has more than 30 years of experience, and is known for its premium tequila<\/strong>Patr\u00f3n Spirits, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, was founded in 1989 by John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems.<\/p>\n The US conglomerate International Flavors & Fragrances<\/a>has bought the Israeli manufacturer of natural flavours and ingredients<\/strong> Frutarom por $7.100M<\/strong>This positions it as the world market leader, alongside its great rival, Givaudan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Frutarom is a global fine flavours and ingredients company<\/strong> ranked among the world's ten leading companies in the field of flavours and fragrances. It markets over 31,000 products to more than 15,500 customers in 145 countries, with 41 R&D laboratories worldwide and 34 production sites in Europe, North America, Israel and Asia.<\/p>\n Among its major clients are renowned companies such as Unilever<\/a>, Nestl\u00e9<\/a> and Coca Cola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>TOP 5<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Coca Cola Company acquires Costa Coffee<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Bacardi acquires Patr\u00f3n Spirits<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Flavors & Fragrances acquires Frutarom<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Amazon acquires Whole Foods<\/span><\/h3>\n