Mergers and acquisitions pick up after a slow 2024

Here are some of the most notable M&A deals from 2025

Though 2025 wasn’t much to write home about for the restaurant industry, there was one faint silver lining in that mergers and acquisitions picked up compared to a remarkably slow 2024. 

Many of the deals have occurred in the middle market where the risk is a bit lower as the industry remains choppy by most definitions. That said, a choppy industry makes a strong case for consolidation and scale...   ...more

RSK: Okay, I lied. Another look back at mergers & acquisitions in the restaurant world. You`ll recognize many. The one that interested me the most was Keurig/Dr. Pepper acquiring Pete`s Coffee, but it makes sense.