Focus: Arla-Hansa merger another signpost in dairy consolidation
By Dean Best | 17 December 2010
The creeping consolidation in Europe's dairy sector has continued this year, with confirmed or mooted mergers in Austria, France and Germany marking the industry's more notable moves and, today (17 December), with 2010 almost out, Arla Foods announced a possible merger with Germany's Hansa-Milch.
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The creeping consolidation in Europe's dairy sector has continued this year, with confirmed or mooted mergers in Austria, France and Germany marking the industry's more notable moves and, today (17 December), with 2010 almost out, Arla Foods announced a possible merger with Germany's Hansa-Milch.
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