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Kraft in trouble as full-year sales fall

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:46:04 GMT

Kraft Foods struggles to show it is not the �low-growth conglomerate� some Cadbury executives feared

Kraft receives over 75% Cadbury acceptances

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:59:33 GMT

Kraft Foods said it had now got 75.41 per cent acceptances from Cadbury shareholders for its takeover

Cadbury shareholders who choose cash 'will lose out'

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:18:01 GMT

Cadbury shareholders who elect to take extra money rather than Kraft shares in the firm�s �11.9 billion takeover could be missing a trick

Hershey decides against making Cadbury bid

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:16:14 GMT

American chocolate maker Hershey will not make a counterbid for Cadbury

Irene Rosenfeld: Cadbury's new best friend who dared to mess with the Oreo

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:54:53 GMT

Profile: So, what�s she like, the new first lady of Cadbury, the chocolate-maker�s new boss, Irene Rosenfeld? Charming, for sure, but also reserved and steely hard. And, boy, is she competitive

Kraft to take over Cadbury for �11.5bn

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:10:07 GMT

Cadbury backs a higher �11.5 billion recommended takeover offer from its US suitor Kraft Foods

Cadbury boss who criticised Kraft gets �7m send-off

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:37:15 GMT

Cadbury chief executive Todd Stitzer is expected to walk away from the chocolate maker after 27 years with a payout worth �7 million

Cadbury family attacks �12bn takeover by �plastic cheese company� Kraft

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:42:56 GMT

Cadbury family launches attack on 'asset strippers' Kraft after the US maker of Dairylea cheese sealed a �12billion hostile takeover

Hershey bid hopes lift Cadbury

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:44:57 GMT

Cadbury shares rise on renewed hopes that American chocolate maker Hershey could enter the bid battle for the company

'30,000 jobs to go' if Kraft buys Cadbury

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:15:12 GMT

Unite union warns that 30,000 jobs could be lost if Kraft Foods succeeds in its �10.5 billion bid for Cadbury

Cadbury attacks 'failing' Kraft and ups profit target

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:05:53 GMT

Cadbury issues a stern rebuke to Kraft Foods, portraying the American giant as a failing company that does not deserve to win its �10.5 billion takeover bid

American chocolate still not sweet enough for Cadbury

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:06:15 GMT

Any chocolate-lover knows that the American version is much sweeter than the bars on the shelves of our British corner shops, but despite Kraft�s latest tweak to its takeover offer for Cadbury, the deal still does not look sweet enough to lure investors

Cadbury scorns Kraft�s �derisory� bid sweetener

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:39:41 GMT

Cadbury dismisses Kraft Foods's offer to increase the cash portion of its �10.3 billion cash-and-shares hostile takeover bid

New recruits give Kraft board a boost

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:10:20 GMT

Kraft Foods, the US processed food giant which is trying to take over Cadbury, moved to beef up its board in an attempt to add credibility to its bid

Kraft turns up heat in battle for Cadbury

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:03:34 GMT

The battle for control of Cadbury became increasingly acrimonious when US food giant Kraft Foods launched a stinging attack on the Dairy Milk maker's growth plans

Cadbury hits back in battle to fend off bid by Kraft

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:02:43 GMT

Defenders of corporate Britain hopeful that Cadbury can fend off a �10.3 billion offer from Kraft Foods got a boost when the chocolate maker issued a feisty response to the takeover bid

Ferrero �hungers for �5bn Cadbury chewing gum unit�

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:22:52 GMT

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero could be interested in Cadbury�s gum and candy division, a unit worth about �5 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid, business daily Il Sole 24 Ore said

Ferrero 'hungers for �5bn Cadbury chewing gum unit'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:23:19 GMT

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero could be interested in Cadbury's gum and candy division, a unit worth about �5 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid

Kraft sales blow �puts deal in doubt�

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:59:38 GMT

Analysts and investors today cited growing concerns that the proposed takeover of Cadbury by Kraft Foods could be stymied after the US predator lowered its sales outlook for the year

Soaring sales at Cadbury put Kraft on the back foot

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:30:09 GMT

Cadbury bolstered its defence against a proposed �10.2 billion takeover by Kraft Foods by forecasting stellar results for the year

Wasserstein�s death triggers massive sale

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:54:21 GMT

The death of Lazard chief executive and investment banking legend Bruce Wasserstein will trigger the payout of $188 million (�115.3 million) of shares, it emerged

Top advisor�s health blow to Kraft

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:11:16 GMT

Kraft Foods� pursuit of Cadbury took an unexpected twist today after lead advisor and legendary dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein was taken to hospital with an irregular heartbeat

Steward�s call for inquiry is a pure confection

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:15:16 GMT

Comedy lawsuit of the week comes from something called the Steward International Enhanced Index Fund, which is suing Cadbury�s top brass for daring not to embrace a (putative) bid from Kraft Foods

Hershey may find Cadbury deal too much to swallow

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:20:05 GMT

Kraft Foods could have a clear field in its race to acquire chocolate giant Cadbury

Panel orders Kraft to finalise bid for Cadbury

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:01:25 GMT

Kraft Foods was told it must finalise its bid for Cadbury within the next six weeks, or else walk away

Determined face of Kraft with a huge appetite for Cadbury�s

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:45:50 GMT

Irene Rosenfeld downplays City�s fears, and says buying confectionery favourite is �right step� for US giant

Kraft woos banks for �4.8bn funding

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:22:38 GMT

Kraft Foods is in talks with two investment banks to arrange $8 billion (�4.8 billion) of debt financing in order to help it to fund its �10 billion takeover bid for chocolate giant Cadbury

Cadbury�s and Kraft are as different as choc and cheese

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:26:52 GMT

Let's be clear about Kraft Foods: it is a global, rapacious and ruthless entity. It has zero interest in the well-being of Cadbury, certainly not its staff

Culture clash between the Quakers and the capitalists

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:37:36 GMT

On the face of it, the clash of cultures between Kraft Foods and its takeover target could hardly be more acute

Obama hands veteran the job of restoring watchdog's image

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:13:47 GMT

Regulation: Veteran regulator Mary Schapiro is to get the tricky job of restoring confidence in key US watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission under the new Barack Obama administration