M&A Consulting Food and Beverage Industry

The food and beverage industry is inventive, presenting start-ups with chances to capitalize on emerging consumer patterns and production technologies. The trend towards digitalization, the ongoing change in lifestyle and taste as well as increased requirements in the area of sustainability (keyword: ESG) require constant adjustments of business strategies. Steinbeis M&A supports companies to successfully take advantage of the opportunities in the food and beverage industry.

Securing advantages with M&A activities

On the one hand, the industry is characterized by large internationally operating companies that offer their brands and products globally, and on the other hand by medium-sized niche specialists and local players. The main drivers of M&A activities are the desire to realize economies of scale and volume, to optimize the portfolio and to secure strategic resources and know-how.

Steinbeis M&A offers consulting services in particular to medium-sized companies, within the F&B sector’s various sub-sectors, including:

• Fishing & Agriculture
• Food Processing
• Spices and ingredients
• Food (packaged and unpackaged)
• Breweries, distilleries & wineries
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• Baby food
• Pet food
• Food tech
• Food Wholesale & Retail