Bureau Veritas Food Testing acquired by Mérieux NutriSciences

Securing a documented annual turnover of €100–200M, Mérieux NutriSciences officially finalizes the complete acquisition of the global food testing business from Bureau Veritas. Formally concluded on September 3, 2025, from the acquirer's Chicago headquarters, this cross-border corporate carve-out follows an initial strategic agreement publicly announced in October 2024. The integration protocol systematically merges the acquired testing operations, which span 15 distinct countries across the Americas, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, directly into the existing scientific infrastructure of Mérieux NutriSciences. Through this definitive corporate consolidation, Mérieux NutriSciences officially absorbs nearly 2,000 technical colleagues from Bureau Veritas into its centralized organizational structure. The completion of this complex transaction, notably finalized with the definitive closing of the Peruvian subsidiary operations, fundamentally scales the buyer's global operational footprint. Consequently, Mérieux NutriSciences definitively expands its combined testing capacity to encompass a massive network of more than 140 dedicated laboratories managed by an integrated workforce of 10,000 employees worldwide. The strategic rationale articulated by Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Cartier focuses on capturing these complementary analytical capabilities to directly support the rapid expansion of the global food industry. By internalizing the localized laboratory assets previously deployed by Bureau Veritas, Mérieux NutriSciences solidifies its structural market position as a premier consolidator within the international testing, inspection, and certification sector. The definitive share transfer systematically completes the formal transition of operational control, allowing the acquiring entity to deploy its specialized scientific protocols across a significantly expanded intercontinental perimeter.