PwC | News | Food & Beverage

An overview of global PwC news:

Europe

PwC and Squarefield advise cross-border deal in Europe’s chocolate market Windel Group, a German player in the chocolate market, has acquired The Chocolate Family, a smaller counterpart based in Belgium. PwC and Squarefield provided M&A advisory support.
31 October 2025
South Africa

Consumers more health and green conscious – but affordability often wins A shift in consumer values is redefining the future of food in South Africa, according to a new report from accounting and consulting firm PwC.
22 October 2025
Brazil

More than half of Brazilians use digital tools and AI for food purchases More than half of Brazilians are using digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to inform their food purchases and search for better prices, according to research from PwC.
03 October 2025
Romania

Ruxandra Târlescu (PwC) on the health-conscious shift of Romanian consumers Professional services firm PwC has released the 2025 edition of its ‘Voice of the Consumer’ report for Romania.
24 July 2025
Canada

Cost savings still trump buying local, finds PwC report Although Canadians express a willingness to buy locally produced food, most will still choose a lower-priced imported product, according to a recent PwC report.
08 July 2025
Asia

Agri-food sector in Asia can cut carbon emissions by 12% The Asian agri-food sector is a huge source of carbon emissions – but it has the potential to cut down emissions by 12% by 2030, which would be equivalent to the total amount of emissions from the en
21 November 2023
Europe

PwC and Strategy& advise Stock Spirits on deal talks for whisky brand Poland-headquartered Stock Spirits has entered into exclusive negotiations to purchase the Clan Campbell scotch whisky brand from Pernod Ricard.
19 July 2023
India

IG International working with PwC on advancing its ESG agenda Fresh fruit player IG International has roped in consultants from PwC to support the company with professionalising its environment, social and governance (ESG) efforts.
26 April 2022
Saudi Arabia

Meet the consultants that led Jahez’s $2.4 billion IPO Saudi Arabian online food delivery platform Jahez has made its debut on the stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol: 9526 on the Saudi Exchange’s Parallel Market (Nomu).
06 January 2022
Australia

PwC's Corporate Finance team leading two sale mandates PwC’s Corporate Finance team have been enlisted to run two sale mandates in recent weeks– for radiology group Imaging Associates and chicken producer Hazeldenes.
26 May 2021
United Kingdom

Consultants help Unilever sell parts of Italian food brand Bertolli Unilever has sold parts of its Bertolli brand to Enrico-Glasbest, continuing a long process of dismantling and divesting the unit.
06 January 2021
Australia

PwC's M&A consultants running Natural Pet Food Group sale Spending on pets is booming amid the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, and private equity firm Pioneer Capital is on the verge of capitalising on the trend.
19 November 2020
Norway

PwC Norway partner Ole-Alexander Palm joins Seafood People Ole-Alexander Palm, a partner at Big Four firm PwC in Norway, is joining Seafood People. Palm has been with the Big Four firm since 2014, and became a partner in the summer of 2019.
02 November 2020
Europe

The M&A consultants behind the De Heus - Golpasz acquisition Within a month of acquiring facilities in Spain and Indonesia, Dutch animal feed company De Heus has purchased one of the larger players in the Polish market.
08 July 2020
Australia

PwC and Ashurst looking into misconduct at Freedom Foods ASX-listed Freedom Foods has called in consultants from PwC and lawyers from Ashurst to investigate potential fraud within the company.
29 June 2020
Canada

PwC: Food sector can build consumer trust through technology As consumers increasingly demand to know what they’re eating and drinking, where it came from, how it was grown, and how it was processed, new technology holds the key to unlocking consumer trust.
01 October 2019
United Kingdom

Clearwater International and PwC advise on MBO of Pizza Hut UK Pizza Hut UK has successfully completed its management buyout (MBO) with the support of consultants from PwC and Clearwater International.
30 April 2018
United Kingdom

PwC and Arc-Net use blockchain to combat food fraud Global consultancy PwC and the Northern Irish Arc-Net will gather their knowledge to help the food industry fight fraud.
22 September 2017
United Kingdom

Five firms advise on acquisition of shrimp processor Klaas Puul Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners has, for an undisclosed sum, acquired a controlling stake in Klaas Puul, a Netherlands-based shrimp producer.
05 September 2016
United Kingdom

11 advisory firms advise on Continental Bakeries acquisition The Merchant Banking division of Goldman Sachs and private equity firm Silverfern have acquired Continental Bakeries, a European bakery group.
02 May 2016
United Kingdom

Fighting the 40 billion food fraud to protect food supply Food safety has been an issue in recent years, from the powdered baby milk formula contaminated with dangerous levels of melamine to horse meat sold as beef.
01 February 2016
United Kingdom

Four external firms support Hearthside | VSI transaction Hearthside Food Solutions, one of the largest independent bakeries in the US, has established a significant footprint in Europ with the acquisition of VSI, an in the Netherlands based manufacturer of
26 August 2015

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