Best of the rest...Bemis, Kapstone, JBT and GEA
We can't put every acquisition in this gallery so kept it to the money-spinning ones and mega-brands. But we think these are also worth a mention...
Bemis Company acquired the South American rigid plastic packaging operations of Emplal Participações, a Brazilian manufacturer of plastic packaging.
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation acquired Victory Packaging/Golden State Container (Victory) for $615m.
JBT Corporation snapped up Stork Food & Dairy Systems (SFDS), a filling and sterilization solutions provider for €47m.
GEA bought CMT, an Italian company that specialises in equipment to produce mozzarella and pizza cheese.
Amcor Flexibles South Africa (AFSA) seals deal for flexible packaging business of Nampak.
Finally, Sonoco bought a majority interest in Graffo Paranaense de Embalagens (Graffo) in Brazil and Smurfit Kappa Group paid for Grupo CYBSA in El Salvador and Costa Rica.
