US/MEXICO: Grupo Bimbo "closes in on Sara Lee bakery buy"
By: just-food.com | 8 November 2010
Mexican food giant Grupo Bimbo could agree a deal to buy Sara Lee's North American bakery business this week.
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Mexican food giant Grupo Bimbo could agree a deal to buy Sara Lee's North American bakery business this week.
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