CANADA: Maple Leaf prepares poison pill plan

By Dean Best | 29 July 2011

Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods is looking to adopt a poison pill plan that could be used to fend off a hostile takeover approach for the company.

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Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods is looking to adopt a poison pill plan that could be used to fend off a hostile takeover approach for the company.

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