US: Dole buys snacks firm Mrs May's Natural
By Michelle Russell | 5 March 2012
Dole Food Co. has acquired US healthy snack firm Mrs May's Natural for an undisclosed sum.
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Dole Food Co. has acquired US healthy snack firm Mrs May's Natural for an undisclosed sum.
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