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“Cadbury”

Jan
12
2010

Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) Posts Strong 2009 Profit

Cadbury Plc, the U.K. confectioner posts a strong 2009 profit and forecasting further progress in 2010. The U.K. chocolate maker reiterated its rejection of a 10.5 billion pound ($16.9 billion) takeover bid from Kraft Foods (KFT).
In its final defence document Cadbury said it had an outstanding 2009, with sales up 5% and a higher than [...]

Jan
6
2010

Kraft manages only 1.5% nod from of Cadbury

Amidst the entire hullabaloo, Kraft on Wednesday said that it has got positive response from only 1.52 per cent of Cadbury shareholders for buying stake in the company. The deal, which at present is valued at $16.8 billion and is expected to go up, is open till February 2.
The nod came from the shareholders holding [...]

Jan
6
2010

Kraft failed to “craft” a deal with Cadbury….

Frozen Pizza giant Kraft tried to woo British Candy Company Cadbury with a fresh bid of taking over on Tuesday after cracking a sale deal of its U.S Frozen Pizza Nestle. Kraft Foods is doing this because of the desire expressed by some Cadbury security holders to have a greater proportion of the offer in [...]

Jan
6
2010

Buffet asks Kraft’s shareholders to act as owners, says ‘no’ to Cadbury offer

The report of Warren Buffet trying to hold back Kraft Foods Inc. in its quest to acquire Cadbury Plc elicited a strong sense of déjà vu for those who had witnessed Buffett restraining investor who helped scuttle Coca-Cola Co.’s bid for Quaker Oats, 10 years ago. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Kraft’s biggest shareholder (9.34 per [...]