Foods / beverages
Kraft to raise $4 billion through bond sale for Cadbury acquisition
04 Feb 2010
Moody's has given Kraft a negative rating on the ground that the company will not be able to reduce its debt burden in the short term given its “history of unfavorable shifts in financial policy
Shareholders approve Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury
03 Feb 2010
Cadbury finally fell to Kraft Foods yesterday after the iconic 186-year old UK confectioner’s shareholders approved Kraft’s raised takeover offer of $19.6 billion
Nestle to invest $390 million in Mexico
01 Feb 2010
Pepsi gives 7Up a packging revamp
29 Jan 2010
Hershey rules out a counterbid for Cadbury
23 Jan 2010
Cadbury finally falls to Kraft’s sweetened bid
19 Jan 2010
The iconic 186-year old UK confectioner Cadbury today finally gave up its struggle to remain independent after the world’s second largest food and beverage company Kraft Foods raised its takeover offer to $19.6 billion
CSR spurns Bright Food’s offer; prefers demerger
16 Jan 2010
Hershey prepares to bid for Cadbury: report
14 Jan 2010
US-based confectioner Hershey is planning to make a counter-bid to its larger rival Kraft’s $16.7-billion unsolicited takeover offer for Cadbury
Berkshire Hathaway slams Kraft bid for Cadbury
06 Jan 2010
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has slammed Kraft Food’s proposed expensive acquisition of Cadbury and voted against Kraft's proposal to issue new shares to acquire Cadbury
Kraft's $3.7-billion sale of pizza unit to Nestle may fund Cadbury acquisition
05 Jan 2010
The sale paves the way for Kraft to increase its $16.7-billion hostile takeover bid for Cadbury
Novartis acquires 52 per cent additional stake in Alcon for $28.1 billion
04 Jan 2010
Novartis, which acquired a 25 per cent stake in Nestle-owned Alcon for $11 billion in April 2008, is exercising its call option to buy an additional 52 per cent stake for $180 per share in the eye-care giant.
Subway to release new TVC with Phelps
30 Dec 2009
Kraft to unveil 20 new products in 2010
30 Dec 2009
RFG acquires Big Dad franchise system
26 Dec 2009
South African chain News Café enters India
22 Dec 2009
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