Acquisition closed
General Mills acquires Blue Buffalo (2018)
General Mills completed the acquisition of Blue Buffalo on 24 April 2018 for $8 billion.[1]
General Mills acquired Blue Buffalo for about $8 billion, its largest acquisition. Pet food had been growing while packaged human food stagnated, and Blue Buffalo sold on named whole ingredients rather than meat meals, largely through pet specialty retailers.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $8 billion (enterprise value)
- Buyer
- General Mills
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Blue Buffalo
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Mills | Blue Buffalo | owns | 100% | 2018-04-24 | present |
Who owns Blue Buffalo today?
- Blue Buffalo — owned by General Mills since 2018
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] General Mills, Inc. Form 8-K - completion of the Blue Buffalo acquisition — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 24 April 2018; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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