Valio Acquires Raisio's Härkis and Beanit Plant Protein Business

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Nutris

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Nutris, a Croatian plant-based protein ingredients manufacturer founded in 2019. The investment will support scaling Nutris’s manufacturing capacity and R&D to expand production of fava-bean protein isolates and other plant-based ingredients for food, sports nutrition and dairy/meat alternative markets.

Bain Capital Acquires Valeo Foods from CapVest

May 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to acquire Valeo Foods Group from funds managed by CapVest. Valeo is a pan‑European ambient food company headquartered in Dublin with a portfolio including Jacobs, Kettle and Rowse, generating roughly €1.1 billion in annual net sales and employing over 4,000 people; Bain said it will seek to accelerate growth organically and via acquisitions. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and the financial terms were not disclosed.

JBS S.A. Acquires Vivera Foodgroup for €341 million

April 19, 2021

Food & Beverage

JBS S.A. has agreed to acquire Vivera Foodgroup, one of Europe’s largest plant-based protein producers, for an enterprise value of €341 million. The deal includes Vivera’s three manufacturing sites and R&D center in the Netherlands and will position JBS to expand its global plant-based product platform while keeping Vivera as a standalone unit under its current management.

Rockshield Capital Acquires Belle Pulses and Sapientia (Healthy Table) to Build Plant-Based Foods Platform

August 3, 2021

Food & Beverage

Rockshield Capital Corp. completed acquisitions of Belle Pulses Ltd. and Sapientia (Sapientia Technology LLC together with Innovative Prairie Snack Foods Ltd./Healthy Table Superfoods), creating a vertically integrated agribusiness and plant-based foods division. The transactions were financed with a $33.5 million revolving debt facility and a mix of cash and Rockshield shares; Rockshield forecasts combined 2021 revenue of $60 million for the acquired businesses. Novel Agri‑Technologies sourced the deals and will provide managerial/advisory support to the acquired companies.

Darling Ingredients Acquires Valley Proteins

May 2, 2022

Agriculture

Darling Ingredients (NYSE: DAR) completed the acquisition of Valley Proteins for approximately $1.1 billion, adding 18 rendering plants and used cooking oil facilities across the southern, southeast and mid-Atlantic U.S. The deal expands Darling’s rendering and low‑carbon feedstock capabilities to support renewable diesel and animal-ingredient production.

Puratos Acquires Vör Foods

January 21, 2026

Food & Beverage

Puratos has acquired Vör Foods, a U.S.-based maker of ultra-clean-label nut butters and nut-based fillings, adding a dedicated SQF-certified nut facility in Trevose, Pennsylvania to its U.S. manufacturing footprint. The acquisition expands Puratos' nut ingredient capabilities to better serve bakery, confectionery and adjacent sweet-goods customers and enables closer technical collaboration and investment to scale Vör's capacity and R&D.