Mergers & Acquisitions

Restaurant Website the Infatuation Has Been Bought by JPMorgan Chase

By Jaya Saxena September 10, 2021

AM Intel

McCormick Buys Cholula Hot Sauce for a Spicy $800 Million

By Jenny G. Zhang November 24, 2020

Uber Is Trying to Buy Grubhub to Create a Food Delivery Goliath

By Erin DeJesus May 12, 2020

Delivery

The Future of Food Delivery Just Got Flatter

DoorDash buys rival food delivery app Caviar, mixing the delivery world’s highbrow and lowbrow options

By Jenny G. Zhang and Erin DeJesus August 1, 2019

Zagat, Explained

By Monica Burton April 2, 2019

1 comment / new

Resy Acquires Reserve, the Other Non-OpenTable Restaurant Reservation System

By Whitney Filloon November 5, 2018

Why Panera Bread’s Parent Company Is Buying Pret a Manger

By Daniela Galarza May 29, 2018

Dear Mondelez, Please Don’t Ruin Tate’s Cookies

By Daniela Galarza May 8, 2018

Why Nestle Just Handed Starbucks $7.15 Billion

By Daniela Galarza May 7, 2018

3 comments / new

The Infatuation and Zagat Join Forces in Unlikely Media Acquisition

By Whitney Filloon March 5, 2018

Nutella Maker Ferrero Buys Nestle’s Chocolate Business for $2.8 Billion

By Whitney Filloon January 16, 2018

Jack in the Box Unloads Fast-Casual Chain Qdoba for $305 Million

By Whitney Filloon December 19, 2017

Business

How Buffalo Wild Wings Turned Bar Food Into a $3 Billion Deal

Arby’s has the meats, and now it also has the chicken wings

By Whitney Filloon November 29, 2017

Panera Buys Au Bon Pain, Merging Two Bakery-Cafe Brands

By Daniela Galarza November 9, 2017

1 comment / new

Nestle Buys Chameleon Cold-Brew Coffee

By Whitney Filloon November 3, 2017

Amazon’s Whole Foods Price Cuts Were Too Good to Be True

By Brenna Houck October 23, 2017

1 comment / new

Flailing Chain Ruby Tuesday Is Being Sold Off

By Whitney Filloon October 16, 2017

Coffee & Tea

Has Craft Coffee Finally Peaked?

What Nestlé’s purchase of Blue Bottle really means

By Daniela Galarza September 26, 2017

3 comments / new

Nestle Buys Hipster Coffee Brand Blue Bottle

By Whitney Filloon September 14, 2017

Whole Foods’ Business Is Booming Post–Amazon Deal

By Whitney Filloon September 11, 2017

Yelp Sells Eat24 to GrubHub, Bolstering Food Delivery Monopoly

By Whitney Filloon August 3, 2017

25 Updates

Amazon Buys Whole Foods

By Eater Staff June 29, 2017

How Amazon's Plan to Buy Whole Foods Is Affecting Blue Apron

By Whitney Filloon June 28, 2017

Walmart Might Fight Amazon for Whole Foods

By Daniela Galarza June 23, 2017

The Winners and Losers in Amazon’s Deal to Buy Whole Foods

By Daniela Galarza June 16, 2017

SBE-Hakkasan Merger Would Create One Clubstaurant Group to Rule Them All

By Hillary Dixler Canavan March 23, 2017

Blue Apron Just Acquired Bill Niman’s Other Ranch

By Whitney Filloon March 22, 2017

Burger King Buys Popeyes for $1.8 Billion in Fast-Food Mega-Merger

By Whitney Filloon February 21, 2017

1 comment / new

Burger King Might Buy Popeyes in a Greasy Fast-Food Merger

By Whitney Filloon February 14, 2017

2 comments / new

AB InBev Is Selling Its Eastern European Beer Brands to Asahi

By Brenna Houck December 13, 2016

America’s Oldest Indie Brewery Stands Up to Mega Beer Merger

By Brenna Houck October 6, 2016

Giant Beer Merger Could Put 5,500 People Out of Work

By Whitney Filloon August 26, 2016

Mergers & Acquisitions

Restaurant Website the Infatuation Has Been Bought by JPMorgan Chase

McCormick Buys Cholula Hot Sauce for a Spicy $800 Million

Uber Is Trying to Buy Grubhub to Create a Food Delivery Goliath

The Future of Food Delivery Just Got Flatter

Zagat, Explained

Resy Acquires Reserve, the Other Non-OpenTable Restaurant Reservation System

Why Panera Bread’s Parent Company Is Buying Pret a Manger

Dear Mondelez, Please Don’t Ruin Tate’s Cookies

Why Nestle Just Handed Starbucks $7.15 Billion

The Infatuation and Zagat Join Forces in Unlikely Media Acquisition

Nutella Maker Ferrero Buys Nestle’s Chocolate Business for $2.8 Billion

Jack in the Box Unloads Fast-Casual Chain Qdoba for $305 Million

How Buffalo Wild Wings Turned Bar Food Into a $3 Billion Deal

Panera Buys Au Bon Pain, Merging Two Bakery-Cafe Brands

Nestle Buys Chameleon Cold-Brew Coffee

Amazon’s Whole Foods Price Cuts Were Too Good to Be True

Flailing Chain Ruby Tuesday Is Being Sold Off

Has Craft Coffee Finally Peaked?

Nestle Buys Hipster Coffee Brand Blue Bottle

Whole Foods’ Business Is Booming Post–Amazon Deal

Yelp Sells Eat24 to GrubHub, Bolstering Food Delivery Monopoly

Amazon Buys Whole Foods

How Amazon's Plan to Buy Whole Foods Is Affecting Blue Apron

Walmart Might Fight Amazon for Whole Foods

The Winners and Losers in Amazon’s Deal to Buy Whole Foods

SBE-Hakkasan Merger Would Create One Clubstaurant Group to Rule Them All

Blue Apron Just Acquired Bill Niman’s Other Ranch

Burger King Buys Popeyes for $1.8 Billion in Fast-Food Mega-Merger

Burger King Might Buy Popeyes in a Greasy Fast-Food Merger

AB InBev Is Selling Its Eastern European Beer Brands to Asahi

America’s Oldest Indie Brewery Stands Up to Mega Beer Merger

Giant Beer Merger Could Put 5,500 People Out of Work

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