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Roger Carr RSS feedLikely bid war for Cadbury sends shares to record high
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Cadbury shares raced to another record high this morning as investors bet that a fierce bidding war for control of the 185-year old company is about to breakout2009-11-23T08:41:49ZDefender of a very British brand who plays to win
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23767688-defender-of-a-very-british-brand-who-plays-to-win.do
2009-11-11T08:23:39Z'At 900p, we’d listen'
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23766810-at-900p-wed-listen.do
Having waited since 7am with eyes glued to their trading screens for this afternoon’s announcement, investors and stockbrokers were disappointed by the terms on offer2009-11-09T16:34:54Z'Cheapskate' Kraft offers only 717p for Cadbury
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23766474-final-hours-tick-down-on-kraft-bid-for-cadbury.do
Kraft today formally launched a £9.8 billion takeover bid for Cadbury, taking the fight to acquire the business directly to shareholders2009-11-09T08:45:24ZSoaring sales at Cadbury put Kraft on the back foot
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23759008-soaring-sales-at-cadbury-put-kraft-on-the-back-foot.do
Cadbury bolstered its defence against a proposed £10.2 billion takeover by Kraft Foods by forecasting stellar results for the year2009-10-21T07:30:09ZSteward’s call for inquiry is a pure confection
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23752865-stewards-call-for-inquiry-is-a-pure-confection.do
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 Foods2009-10-06T07:15:16ZCowdery is no Quaker, but Montague has done his best
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23752217-cowdery-is-no-quaker-but-montague-has-done-his-best.do
When I visited the office of Barclays chairman Marcus Agius recently, he proudly showed me a corridor, the walls of which were covered with portraits of the bank’s founders. Quakers.2009-10-05T06:04:39ZPanel orders Kraft to finalise bid for Cadbury
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Kraft Foods was told it must finalise its bid for Cadbury within the next six weeks, or else walk away2009-09-30T12:01:25ZKraft tries to keep bid panel at bay
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23746996-kraft-tries-to-keep-bid-panel-at-bay.do
Kraft moved today to try and head off the request that it should “put up or shut up” in its £10.2 billion bid for Cadbury2009-09-22T07:28:25ZHopes of higher Kraft bid drive Cadbury rise
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Cadbury shares are moving upwards as market-makers bet that suitor Kraft will soon make an improved takeover offer for the 185-year-old business2009-09-14T08:09:40ZCadbury’s and Kraft are as different as choc and cheese
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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 staff2009-09-08T06:26:52ZCadbury soars 40% as Kraft sparks hopes of bid battle
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23740961-cadbury-soars-40-percent-as-kraft-sparks-hopes-of-bid-battle.do
Cadbury shares soared more than 40% today as investors bet that a £10 billion takeover bid from US food giant Kraft would succeed2009-09-07T08:10:58ZComment: Gloves off as the mega-deal returns
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There was a buzz in the City this morning, the like of which we’ve not experienced for the best part of two years. That was when Alliance UniChem, led by Stefano Pessina, paid £12 billion for Boots2009-09-07T12:39:38ZHead of Mitchells & Butlers quits after £500m hedge loss
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Tim Clarke has quit as chief executive of pub chain Mitchells & Butlers after losses on a disastrous hedging strategy spiralled towards £500 million2009-05-21T08:43:10ZCold winter warms up British Gas performance
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British Gas admitted that last week's 10% cut in household electricity prices only came after the business had had an excellent winter from the nation turning up the heating to beat the cold2009-05-11T08:28:02ZAsk that woman to the corporate party
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23686115-ask-that-woman-to-the-corporate-party.do
One of the more fashionable theories about the credit crunch is that it wouldn't have happened if women had been in charge2009-05-06T08:11:35ZFootsie grandees aim for more women on the board
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Sir Philip Hampton of Sainsbury’s, Sir John Bond of Vodafone and Roger Carr of Centrica are just three of the high-profile chairmen gathering at an event in the City to put wannabe female board directors through their paces2009-05-05T08:13:44ZLet’s see how many days these superchairs clock up
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23674058-lets-see-how-many-days-these-superchairs-clock-up.do
2009-04-09T07:36:09ZPay bonanza of the City's part-time string-pullers
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23672656-pay-bonanza-of-the-citys-part-time-string-pullers.do
2009-04-07T07:38:40ZCentrica £2bn cash call for Energy buy
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23580625-centrica-2bn-cash-call-for-energy-buy.do
British Gas owner Centrica is to tap shareholders for £2.2 billion to fund the acquisition of a 25% stake in British Energy2008-10-31T11:01:18ZTurmoil is no block to sales boom at Cadbury
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Cadbury has reported a 'strong first half' despite rising cost of milk and cocoa2008-07-30T08:43:59ZCity bosses call for UK to back Lisbon Treaty
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Grandees said treaty was "a positive step for business and for Britain" ahead of a House of Lords debate2008-06-18T09:55:43ZTchenguiz winner as M&B takes Reit route
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Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers bows to pressure from property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, agreeing to put his representatives on the board and shake-up the business in line with his wishes2008-05-20T10:19:46ZChairmen's pay on rocket fuel - and not just at BP
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23478564-chairmens-pay-on-rocket-fuel---and-not-just-at-bp.do
Fat-cat pay, or executive remuneration as they call it in the posher papers, is so last century2008-04-15T14:12:07ZWho's in and who's out?
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2008-02-25T09:40:07ZCarr adds Cadbury to his line-up of chairs
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Businessman Roger Carr has taken on the top job at chocolate maker Cadbury - making him chair of three top companies at the same time.2008-02-19T10:07:07Z