Explore 5,000+ Sponsor-Backed Consumer Staple Companies in Dakota Marketplace

August 13, 2025

Your Deal Sourcing Guide to Private Sponsor Backed - Consumer Staple Companies

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Why the Consumer Staple Sector Matters

Consumer staples are essential goods, from packaged foods and beverages to personal care products and cleaning supplies, purchased regularly regardless of economic conditions. Their stable demand, consistent cash flow, and broad consumer reach make this sector a defensive stronghold during downturns and a cornerstone for sourcing and tracking deals that deliver reliable growth and long-term value creation.

How Consumer Staples are Represented in Dakota Marketplace

Dakota Marketplace’s consumer staples dataset includes 5,000+ sponsor-backed consumer staples companies, within a growing database of more than 117,000 portfolio companies, across six core industries.

Industry	Number of Companies
Food Products	3,069
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	1,264
Beverages	428
Personal Care Products	272
Household Products	190
Tobacco	4

Food Products dominate, representing nearly 60% of companies tracked, from packaged food producers to dairy processors and meat suppliers. Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail covers supermarkets, wholesalers, and specialty food stores. Beverages include primarily non-alcoholic drinks, while Personal Care Products and Household Products reflect everyday toiletries and cleaning goods. Tobacco remains a small but notable niche.

Sub‑Industry Breakdown

The sub-industry layer offers even more granularity, helping deal teams pinpoint niche opportunities and concentrated areas of activity.

Sub-Industry	Number of Companies
Agricultural Inputs & Services	1,603
Packaged Food Manufacturers	1,466
Specialty Retail Boutiques	1,364
Supermarket Chains	797
Packaging Product Manufacturers	539
Food Supply Wholesalers	351
Personal Hygiene Manufacturers	272
Industrial Packaging Materials	235
Household Consumables	190
Non‑Alcoholic Beverage Companies	143
Pharmacy Retail Chains	65
Everyday Goods Retail Chains	51
Tobacco	4

Beyond sub-industries, Dakota Marketplace also offers 50,000+ segments, highly specific descriptions of what each company does and all keyword-searchable. This added layer of granularity makes it easy to pinpoint exactly the type of company you’re targeting within the consumer staples sector.

Agricultural Inputs & Services form the upstream backbone of the sector, supplying seeds, fertilizers, and logistics to producers. Packaged Food Manufacturers and Supermarket Chains anchor the value chain, while Packaging Product Manufacturers and Industrial Packaging Materials underscore the importance of sustainable and functional packaging solutions. Specialty Retail Boutiques, Non-Alcoholic Beverage Companies, and Personal Hygiene Manufacturers highlight niche growth opportunities.

Market Content and Trends

The consumer staples sector is characterized by frequent purchases, short shelf life, and high inventory turnover. While its defensive nature provides stability, trends such as e-commerce and omnichannel retail, health and wellness product reformulations, and sustainable packaging are reshaping the landscape. At the same time, agricultural suppliers and wholesalers are strengthening supply chain resilience through diversified sourcing and technology adoption. This mix of stability and innovation creates opportunities ranging from acquiring niche packaged food brands to investing in packaging technologies and retail platforms that align with evolving consumer preferences.

Dakota Marketplace Value Proposition

Dakota Marketplace was built by investment professionals for investment professionals. Our Consumer Staples dataset, encompassing more than 5,000 sponsor-backed portfolio companies across food, beverages, personal care, and household products, gives users a comprehensive view of the sector.

→ Target precisely: Filter consumer staples portfolio companies by sector, sub-sector, geography, revenue, and ownership.

→ Know the players: See who owns them today, their investment history, and the key decision-makers to contact.

→ Spot opportunities: Track competitor portfolios and identify new entrants in niche staples categories.

→ Act faster: Streamline due diligence with integrated notes, lists, and collaboration tools.

Because the data is continuously updated, you can identify new opportunities and track competitors’ portfolios with confidence.

Getting Started

As the consumer staples sector continues to evolve, being able to quickly map the landscape is a distinct advantage. By leveraging Dakota Marketplace’s Consumer Staples dataset you can:

Identify and segment sponsor-backed staples companies for platform or add-on acquisitions.
Pinpoint investors with active mandates in packaged foods, beverages, or personal care.
Receive real-time updates so your sourcing pipeline is always fresh.

Explore Dakota Marketplace’s Consumer Staples sector and see how it can accelerate your deal sourcing, book a demo!

Written By: Gui Costin, Founder, CEO

Gui Costin is the Founder and CEO of Dakota.

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Your Deal Sourcing Guide to Private Sponsor Backed - Consumer Staple Companies

Why the Consumer Staple Sector Matters

How Consumer Staples are Represented in Dakota Marketplace

Sub‑Industry Breakdown

Market Content and Trends

Dakota Marketplace Value Proposition

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