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‘Premiumization’ and Slow Organic Growth Are Likely to Feed Food and Beverage M&A | JD Supra

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By Sean Doyle, Daniel Luks, Gaby Coetzee
| JD Supra
Key Points With growth in the food and beverage sector coming primarily from premium and insurgent brands, legacy companies whose organic growth has stalled are looking to M&A to compensate. That is likely to drive more dealmaking in 2026. A bifurcation of the market, with some consumers opting for cheaper house brands while others move upmarket, has further strained companies with products in the middle.
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'Premiumization' and slow organic growth are likely to feed food and beverage M&A

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By Sean Doyle, Daniel Luks, Gaby Coetzee
| Westlaw Today Verified
(January 22, 2026) - Sean Doyle, Daniel Luks and Gaby Coetzee of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss how stalled organic growth and a consumer shift are expected to drive an increase in food and beverage merger and acquisition activity in 2026. •With growth in the food and beverage sector coming primarily from premium and insurgent brands, legacy companies whose organic growth has stalled are looking to M&A to compensate. That is likely to drive more dealmaking in 2026.
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