2020 was a busy year for mergers and acquisitions in the poultry and animal feed industries.
Listed below are news headlines from WATTPoultry.com and FeedStategy.com and links to articles about the various transactions announced or completed in 2020.
Egg Innovations acquires PECKISH
Bachoco to invest in multi-protein company RYC Alimentos
Almark Foods plants to become part of Michael Foods
Lineage Logistics acquires Pago Sp. z o.o.
Adisseo completes acquisition of FRAmelco Group
Poultry firm LDC diversifies into sushi market
Post Holdings buying Peter Pan from Conagra
JBS finishes acquisition of Bunge assets in Brazil
CPF shareholders OK purchase of Chinese swine business
Pilgrim's Pride considering growth through acquisitions
Sanderson Farms rejects takeover bid
BAADER and Skaginn 3X join forces
ForFarmers acquires poultry feed firm De Hoop Mengvoeders
Finland’s Atria acquires Domretor Oy
Plukon finalizes acquisition of Cuparius Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group selling 2 Fox’s Biscuits plants
Danish Agro to acquire Himmerlands Grovvarer
Weaver Eggs, Rose Acre Farms purchase Opal Foods
VDL Groep acquires Jansen Poultry Equipment
ADP Direct Poultry acquires Cami International
Royal DSM completes acquisition of Biomin, Romer Labs
Lagenda moves to exit the poultry industry
Cherkizovo’s acquisition of Cargill poultry plant closes
CP Foods to acquire Chia Tai’s swine business
Lewis & Clark AgriFood invests $7.7M in BinSentry Inc.
Adisseo announces plans to acquire FRAmelco Group
Marel acquires German food cutting technology provider
Simmons Foods sells its propane business
Plukon Food Group to become majority owner of Optibrut
Tiger Brands set to exit processed meat sector
Plukon acquiring Cuparius Food Group
Merck Animal Health completes acquisition of IdentiGEN
Elanco completes acquisition of Bayer Animal Health
Boehringer Ingelheim acquires GST
Sale of Maple Leaf Foods poultry plant finalized
Cedrob acquires Zaklady Miesne Silesia
Cherkizovo to acquire Cargill poultry processing plant
Maple Leaf Foods selling Quebec plant to Giannone Poultry
FTC approves Elanco acquisition of Bayer Animal Health
De Heus to acquire Polish feed company Golpasz
Michael Foods acquires Henningsen Foods from Kewpie
Zoetis acquires Fish Vet Group to boost aqua diagnostics
De Heus acquires Spanish feed company Piensos Muga
DSM to acquire Erber Group’s Biomin and Romer Labs
Innovad acquires natural extract company Eco Treasures
Bachoco takes over majority of Sonora Agropecuaria
European Commission OKs Elanco’s acquisition of Bayer unit
Western Milling, Opal Foods sell stake in Central Valley Eggs
De Heus acquires Neovia Indonesia feed mills
Diestel Family Ranch is acquiring Willie Bird Turkeys
Engage Brands acquires Boston Market
BRF acquiring Saudi company Joody Al Sharqiya
MPS Egg Farms buys Feather Crest Farms
Zoetis acquires Performance Livestock Analytics
HKScan buying land where Vantaa facilities are located
NEOGEN acquires Chilean food and animal safety company
CP Foods board approves decision to invest in Tesco
Leong Hup acquires aquafeed mill in Vietnam
Hormel Foods to acquire Sadler's Smokehouse business
Perdue Premium Meat acquires Alexander & Hornung
JBS to acquire Empire Packing Company assets
Zoetis acquires Ethos Diagnostic Science
Cranswick expands its pig operations with acquisition
Bühler North America acquires American Pellet Mill Services
Green Plains, Novozymes partner in protein production
Vencomatic Group acquires Van Gent Laying Nests
Neogen acquires Italian food safety company Diessechem
Pestell Nutrition acquires distributor Origination O2D
Darling Ingredients acquires EnviroFlight