Unicharm Acquires Nutrire Indústria de Alimentos for Entry Into Brazil Pet Care Market
May 15, 2026
Unicharm Corporation has agreed to acquire 100% of Nutrire Indústria de Alimentos Ltda., marking its full-scale entry into Brazil, the world’s third-largest pet care market. The acquisition is intended to combine Nutrire’s production base and export network with Unicharm’s marketing and research-and-development capabilities to expand across Central and South America.
- Buyers
- Unicharm Corporation
- Targets
- Nutrire Indústria de Alimentos Ltda. (Nutrire)
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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