M&As this week: Delicious Ideas Food Group, ezCater, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation

Delicious Ideas Food Group has acquired Barnack Confectionery for an undisclosed amount.

Delicious Ideas is a confectionery and snacks company, while Barnack Confectioner is a private label firm.

Both companies involved in the transaction are based in the UK.

The acquisition is expected to enable Delicious Ideas to expand its retail business.

US-based online catering services provider ezCater has completed the acquisition of GoCater.

GoCater is an online corporate catering platform based in France.

The acquisition will allow ezCater to expand its footprint outside the US.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation has signed an agreement to purchase a majority interest in Insomnia Cookies.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation is a producer and seller of doughnuts, while Insomnia Cookies is engaged in the delivery of cookies.

Both companies involved in the deal are based in the US.

The acquisition is intended to enable Krispy Kreme to expand the sales of its glazed doughnuts.

KP Snacks has entered an agreement to acquire Popchips Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Popchips’ portfolio of products is set to be combined with the product portfolio of KP Snacks and the Intersnack Group under the initiative.

UK-based KP Snacks is a producer and seller of snacks and a subsidiary of the Intersnack Group, while Popchips is a subsidiary of US-based snacks manufacturer Popchips Inc.

The transaction will strengthen and expand KP Snacks’ product portfolio and enable the company to provide its customers with snacks for every occasion.

Alicorp SAA has purchased all of the shares in Sociedad Aceitera del Oriente SRL (formerly ADM-SAO SA) for $115m.

The transaction is being executed via Alicorp’s subsidiary Alicorp Inversiones SA.

Alicorp is a Peruvian consumer goods firm, while Sociedad Aceitera del Oriente SR is a Bolivia-based crusher of oil seeds and a consumer packaged goods (CPG) company.

US-based food processing firm Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has entered an agreement to acquire Rodelle for an undisclosed sum.

Rodelle is a US-based processor and supplier of vanilla products.

The acquisition is slated to expand and strengthen ADM’s business.