We’re only a couple of days into the week, but we’ve already seen some large merger & acquisition deals that could shake up the consumer goods and the food distribution industry. If that weren’t enough, the healthcare industry has its own deal announcements. Plus, mailbag questions

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Sysco’s $26 billion deal for Restaurant Depot
- McCormick’s $44 billion deal for Unilever’s food division
- The track record of major consumer brand mergers
- Eli Lilly acquiring Centessa Pharmaceuticals
- Listener question: Thoughts on Whirlpool?

Companies discussed: SYY, MKC, UL, KHC, BUD, KMB, KDP, PFGC, USFD, LLY, CNTA, WHR

Host: Tyler Crowe
Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman
Engineer: Dan Boyd

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