Mondelēz International, Inc. is set to acquire Clif Bar & Company for $2.9 billion with additional contingent earnout consideration. 

The acquisition of the Clif, Luna and Clif Kid brands expands Mondelēz International’s global snack bar business to more than $1 billion, including its refrigerated snacking business Perfect Snacks in the U.S. and leading performance nutrition business Grenade in the U.K. This acquisition also advances the company’s strategy to reshape its portfolio to sustain higher long-term growth.

“We are thrilled to welcome Clif Bar & Company’s iconic brands and passionate employees into the Mondelēz International family,” said Dirk Van de Put, chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International. “This transaction further advances our ambition to lead the future of snacking by winning in chocolate, biscuits and baked snacks as we continue to scale our high-growth snack bar business. As a leader and innovator in well-being and sustainable snacking in the U.S, Clif Bar & Company embodies our purpose to ‘empower people to snack right’ and we look forward to advancing this important work with Clif’s committed colleagues in the years ahead."

The transaction is expected to be top-line accretive in year two and create cost synergies by using Mondelez International’s global and North American scale to expand Clif’s sales distribution and gain further penetration in existing and new customers and channels in the U.S.

“Mondelēz International is the right partner at the right time to support Clif in our next chapter of growth,” said Sally Grimes, CEO, Clif Bar & Company. “Our purposes and cultures are aligned and being part of a global snacking company with broad product offerings can help us accelerate our growth while staying true to our deeply ingrained Five Aspirations — sustaining our people, planet, community, business, and brands — five bottom lines that have grounded our company since its founding and will remain our North Star going forward.”

Mondelēz International will continue to operate the Clif Bar & Company business from its headquarters in Emeryville, California, nurturing its entrepreneurial spirit and maintaining the brand’s purpose and authenticity. The company will also continue to manufacture its products in its facilities in Twin Falls, Idaho, and Indianapolis, Indiana.

The acquisition of Clif Bar & Company will build on Mondelēz International’s continued prioritization of fast-growing snacking segments in key geographies. So far this year, Mondelēz International has announced plans to acquire Ricolino from Grupo Bimbo and closed on its acquisition of Chipita S.A. This progress followed a year of global snacking growth in 2021, including the acquisitions of Grenade, Gourmet Food Holdings, and Hu, a well-being snacking company in the United States.

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, as well as a pre-closing reorganization and conversion to a limited liability company by Clif Bar & Company. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter following customary regulatory review.