Items Tagged with 'mergers and acquisitions'

For the global beverage market, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seem to be the new normal. Based on 2024 fiscal year sales, this year’s Top 100 Beverage Companies report, compiled by the editors of Beverage Industry, has seen a collection of long-running entities exit the list as they merged or were part of an acquisition. Through this M&A activity, we have welcomed more thriving innovators across the alcohol and non-alcohol beverage markets.

Purchase N.Y-based PepsiCo announced that it has closed the acquisition of poppi, Austin, Texas, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes a performance-based earnout contingent on achieving certain performance metrics.

Celsius Holdings Inc. announced that its portfolio brand Alani Nu surpassed $1 billion in retail sales for the trailing 52-week period ended April 13, as reported by Circana.  

The Wine Group LLC, Livermore, Calif., announced that it entered into an agreement with Constellation Brands, Inc. to acquire several wine brands: Cook’s, J. Rogét, Meiomi, Robert Mondavi Private Selection, SIMI and Woodbridge.

Multinational diversified business group Castillo Hermanos announced it has entered an agreement with Brynwood Partners to acquire Harvest Hill Beverage Co.

Infinium Spirits, San Diego, Calif., announced the acquisition of Howler Head, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with natural banana flavor, from Monkey Spirit LLC. 

Following the announcement of PepsiCo’s pending acquisition of prebiotic carbonated soft drink (CSD) brand poppi, many have wondered how this will impact the burgeoning segment. In an interview with Beverage Industry, Nik Allen, senior analyst at Euromonitor International, Chicago, shares how the market will respond to the acquisition.

PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire poppi, Austin, Texas, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion.

Celsius Holdings Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alani Nutrition LLC (Alani Nu) for $1.8 billion including $150 million in tax assets for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion, comprising a mix of cash and stock. 

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