UK: Cadbury remains resistant to Kraft bid
By: just-food.com | 22 September 2009
Cadbury has again insisted that Kraft Foods' proposed offer undervalues the company after reports that it has approached the UK Takeover Panel to force the US food giant to "put up or shut up" on its attempt to acquire the business.
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Cadbury has again insisted that Kraft Foods' proposed offer undervalues the company after reports that it has approached the UK Takeover Panel to force the US food giant to "put up or shut up" on its attempt to acquire the business.
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