date:Apr 14, 2014
, the pace of transactions in 2013 was brisk at volumes similar to 2012 indicating sustained interest by the investment community in the nutrition and health and wellness space. The healthy food category saw the most activity in 2013 led by 64 acquisitions. Healthy ingredients was the next most active category with 29 acquisitions.
The organic food category also yielded the years largest transaction in a merger of industry veterans, as WhiteWave Foods acquired the organic packaged produce compa