US: Kraft could sell assets to fund fresh Cadbury bid - analyst
By just-food.com | 8 September 2009
Kraft Foods could offload some non-snacks brands in order to fund a fresh bid for UK confectioner Cadbury, one US analyst claimed today (8 September).
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Kraft Foods could offload some non-snacks brands in order to fund a fresh bid for UK confectioner Cadbury, one US analyst claimed today (8 September).
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