Food & Ingredients M&A Focus: Acquisitions & Divestitures
Big Food M&A remains disciplined, with elevated divestitures reflecting continued portfolio optimization and capital allocation focus.
• Divestitures remain elevated, underscoring ongoing portfolio rationalization
• Acquisitions skew toward smaller, targeted transactions rather than transformational deals
• M&A is increasingly used as a strategic refinement tool, not a growth-at-all-costs lever
• 2025 saw over twice as many divestitures relative to acquisitions
• Activity suggests a sustained pipeline of non-core assets potentially coming to market in 2026
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