UPDATE: FRANCE: Lactalis seals Parmalat takeover

By: Dean Best | 8 July 2011

Lactalis today (8 July) claimed it had become the world's largest maker of dairy products after the French company sealed the takeover of Italian rival Parmalat.

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Lactalis today (8 July) claimed it had become the world's largest maker of dairy products after the French company sealed the takeover of Italian rival Parmalat.

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