JBS SA (BVMF:JBSS3) and Taiwan-based food companyUni-President (TWSE:1216) are still interested in acquiring Toennies Holding ApS & Co., business newspaper Handelsblatt said on July 14, 2021, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) are out of the race as well as financial investors who pulled out because of the disapproval by some of their investors, mainly state funds from the Middle East, due to religious reasons, the insiders were cited as saying. The two remaining suitors will look into Toennies's accounting books during the summer and then make offers.

The price is seen at up to EUR 4 billion ($4.72 billion), according to financial sources. Goldman Sachs was hired to help in the process. The possible options for the future of Toennies include a sale, a partial sale or a buyout by one of the family owners.