When Whole Foods Market, the world's largest natural foods supermarket, acquired Select Fish, a fish processing company, it was an example of a conglomerate merger.

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This acquisition is an example of a vertical merger, where a company acquires another company in its supply chain, not a conglomerate merger, which involves companies in unrelated business activities.

When Whole Foods Market, the World's Largest Natural Foods Supermarket