Sector
Food & Beverage
462 verified investors state a focus on food & beverage, and 386 transactions in the sector are on record with a disclosed value. Everything below comes from investors’ own disclosures and reported deals.
Across 386 recorded transactions. Multiples appear only where the underlying deal disclosed revenue or EBITDA, so they rest on a smaller sample than values.
Activity
Most active acquirers
Buyers appearing most often in recorded transactions in this sector.
| Acquirer | Recorded deals |
|---|---|
| Frutarom Industries Ltd. | 14 |
| MTY | 10 |
| Mccormick & Co Inc | 7 |
| B&G Foods | 7 |
| FAT Brands | 5 |
| Utz Brands | 5 |
| Premium Brands | 5 |
| Olam | 4 |
| Nomad Foods | 4 |
| Post Holdings | 4 |
Evidence
Recent transactions
A sample of published transactions in the sector.
| Target | Acquirer | Consideration | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doucy | Turpaz Industries | $8.5m | 2025-02-25 |
| Schumann & Sohn | Turpaz Industries | $12m | 2024-11-12 |
| Sonoma-Cutrer | Duckhorn Vineyards | $400m | 2023-11-16 |
| Ruth's Hospitality Group | Darden | $715m | 2023-05-03 |
| NovaTaste | PAI Partners (PE) | $900m | 2022-12-20 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | MTY | $207m | 2022-11-02 |
| BBQ Holdings | MTY | $200m | 2022-08-09 |
| Eagle Alcohol | Alto Ingredients | $15m | 2022-01-18 |
| J.M. Smucker - Natural Beverage and Grains Businesses | Nexus Capital Management (PE) | $110m | 2021-12-15 |
| Del Taco | Jack | $575m | 2021-12-06 |
| RW Garcia | Utz Brands | $56m | 2021-11-02 |
| Alcanna | Sundial Growers | $346m | 2021-10-07 |
Buyers
Who invests here
Verified investors stating a focus on this sector, by strategy.
Investors in this sector that publish what they own:
- -ivoro.ventures 6
- 4x4 Capital 4
- 5CS Capital 9
- AGR Partners 21
- Acre Venture 40
- Adelis Equity Partners 46
- Adenia Partners 31
- Advent Morro Equity Partners 26
- Aeterna Capital Partners 15
- Afina International 1
- AgFunder 54
- Alantra Private Equity 67
- Alitheia Capital 22
- Alwyn Capital 22
- Amberstone 3
- Anders Invest 5
- Arable Capital Partners 8
- Arbor Investments 7
- Armònia SGR 13
- Auxilium Capital 13
- Axivate Capital 3
- Axum Capital Partners 2
- B Heroes 40
- BELIADE 30
- BERKS Group 19
- BFG 31
- BiaVest 4
- Blue Ocean XLerator NV 17
- Broad Street Angels 50
- Brockway Moran & Partners 7
Common questions
- What does a food & beverage company typically sell for?
- Across 386 recorded transactions in food & beverage, the median deal value is $143m, with most deals falling between $40m and $337m. The median EBITDA multiple is 10.15×.
- Who buys food & beverage companies?
- 462 verified investors state a focus on food & beverage, most commonly buyout pe (209), venture capital (103), growth equity (72). The most frequent acquirers on record include Frutarom Industries Ltd., MTY, Mccormick & Co Inc.
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