Kraft Cadbury Strategic Company Profile
December 2, 2009
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?
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Blackstone Unit to Buy Birds Eye Foods
November 20, 2009
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 »
Bakery Products Market in Europe, Overview November 2009
November 17, 2009
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 posts higher third-quarter profit
October 8, 2009
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
September 29, 2009
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 »
Unilever to buy Sara Lee unit for $1.9 billion
September 25, 2009
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 plans formal offer for Cadbury
September 15, 2009
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 »
Amcor Offers to Acquire Parts of Alcan Packaging
August 18, 2009
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 »
