Q1 2025 Food & Beverage Industry Update

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GCG’s Q1 2025 Food & Beverage Industry Update provides an overview of the latest trends in the sector, including recent performance, valuation multiples, and the state of the middle-market M&A environment.

Key findings include the following:

  • GCG observed several key trends in the food and beverage (F&B) industry during Q1 2025, including a widening gap between legacy and insurgent brands, with major players leaning on acquisitions to accelerate growth in better-for-you (BFY) and function-forward categories.
  • While deal count eased from the prior quarter, overall volume still outpaced the same period last year, and this momentum is expected to carry into Q2 2025.
  • Based on a representative set of publicly traded companies across the F&B industry, companies traded at an average multiple of 16.2x EBITDA in Q1 2025.

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