GLOBAL: European M&A drives change in Rabobank dairy poll
By: Dean Best | 28 June 2011
The two major pieces of consolidation in Europe's dairy sector over the last 12 months have driven the main moves in Rabobank's annual survey of the world's largest 20 companies in the sector.
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The two major pieces of consolidation in Europe's dairy sector over the last 12 months have driven the main moves in Rabobank's annual survey of the world's largest 20 companies in the sector.

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