Give examples of companies that have been involved in forward integration and backward integration

Examples of companies in forward and backward integration

An example of a company’s forward integration is when a company purchases or merges with another company that acts as its distributor. Hence the company get a full control of its distribution processes.

A backward integration is when a company purchases or merges with another company which acts as its supplier. For example if a yogurt company purchases a milk production, it would be backward integration.