List of 401 California-based Food Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
GS Foods Group PE Backed Highview Capital Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners 2018-01-01 Carlsbad, California, United States website	Food	-	9	9	-
Dole Food Company, Inc. Acquired Total Produce 2018-02-01 Westlake Village, California, United States website	Food	4,455	10	7	3
Calavo NASDAQ : CVGW Santa Paula, California, United States website	Food	662	5	5	-
Sovos Brands Acquired Campbell's 2023-08-07 $2.7B Berkeley, California, United States website	Food	878	4	4	-
The Wonderful Company Private Los Angeles, California, United States website	Food	-	4	4	-
National Pecan Private San Francisco, California, United States website	Food	864	5	4	1
STIR Foods PE Backed Wind Point Partners 2017-12-08 Orange, California, United States website	Food	-	4	4	-
Thrive Foods PE Backed Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (E2P) Mubadala Capital 2022-01-13 Modesto, California, United States website	Food	-	3	3	-
Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. Private Salinas, California, United States website	Food	-	3	3	-
Nestle USA, Inc. Private Glendale, California, United States website	Food	-	8	3	5
Aquamar PE Backed Huron Capital Salt Creek Capital Cambria Group 2017-08-22 Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Arthur Dogswell LLC Acquired Whitebridge Pet Brands 2017-04-18 Los Angeles, California, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Jelly Belly Candy Acquired Ferrara Candy Co., Inc. 2023-10-18 Fairfield, California, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Global Bakeries PE Backed Surge Private Equity The Firmament Group 2018-11-27 Pacoima, California, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Bakemark PE Backed Clearlake Capital 2021-07-20 Pico Rivera, California, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Tattooed Chef Private Paramount, California, United States website	Food	231	2	2	-

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