Kraft Foods and Cadbury in Western Europe’s Food & Drink Markets

Kraft Foods and Cadbury
in Western Europe’s Food & Drink Markets

•     Would an acquisition by Kraft Foods of Cadbury make sense from an end-market point of view?
•     To what extent would market dominance in selected product and country markets result?
•     Matching known product areas like Sweet and Chocolate Confectionery is one thing, but what about myriad other activities?
•     Will later consolidation of the combined companies provoke further merger & acquisition activity?

This report Kraft Food Cadbury Profile at fft.com Read the rest of this entry »

The Blackstone Group will buy the frozen foods maker Birds Eye Foods through one of its companies, Pinnacle Foods, for $1.3 billion, the companies said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Overview of the Bakery Products Market in Europe

Food for Thought, November 16, 2009

Summary

The “Bakery Products market in Western Europe” covering 16 countries, puts direct human consumption at Euros 98.4 billion in 2008 Read the rest of this entry »

PepsiCo Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter net income rose to $1.72 billion, or $1.09 a share, from $1.58 billion, or 99 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue fell to $11.08 billion from $11.24 billion. Analysts, on average, expected the food and beverage firm to earn Read the rest of this entry »

Overview of the Processed Meat Market in Europe

Food for Thought, September 2009

Summary

The “Processed Meat Market in Western Europe” covering 16 countries, puts direct human consumption at Euros 117.3 billion in 2008, Read the rest of this entry »

In the $1.87 billion deal, the maker of well-known brands like Dove soap and Axe deoderant hopes to expand its reach into other developing markets.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Unilever PLC said Friday that it plans to buy Sara Lee’s personal care unit for $1.87 billion in cash in an effort to boost its presence in Western Europe and in Asia.

Unilever (UL) is a major Read the rest of this entry »

Kraft is planning further talks with Cadbury that may result in a formal offer for the chocolate maker.

Irene Rosenfeld, chief executive of the US food giant, said: “In the weeks ahead we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue with the board and management of Cadbury.”

Ms Rosenfeld made a potentially damaging gaffe when she said Read the rest of this entry »

Melbourne, Aug. 18 – Amcor has offered to acquire parts of Alcan Packaging for US$2025 million from Rio Tinto. The Alcan Packaging businesses which Amcor has agreed to acquire include: Alcan Packaging Global Pharmaceuticals, Alcan Packaging Food Europe, Alcan Packaging Food Asia and Alcan Packaging Global Tobacco.

The combined company will be one of the world’s leading packaging companies with significant breadth of expertise, products and services. As at June 2009, Amcor generated AU$9.53 billion Read the rest of this entry »