The most recent updates to this tracker include:

• Midland, an Illinois-based paper, packaging and equipment distributor, acquired Illinois-based Wetoska Packaging Distributors, which specializes in rigid and flexible plastic packaging for a variety of food types. The deal boosts Midland's capabilities for serving food processors and manufacturers. The Wetoska family will continue its leadership at that company.

Following a string of megadeals in 2024 and 2025, analysts anticipate consolidation in 2026 could be driven by smaller players. Packaging Dive aims to track as many deals as possible to help you stay up to date.

Although the packaging industry is global, this list focuses on deals involving companies that are either based, or have a notable presence, in the U.S. or Canada. We list the acquirers by their parent company or common operating name, which may differ from the specific legal entities involved in the acquisitions. The list can be sorted by category by clicking on each column title in the table below. You can also scroll down to see archived lists from 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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