UK: MPs slam Kraft and urge further scrutiny
By just-food.com | 6 April 2010
UK politicians are demanding Kraft Foods' future undertakings on Cadbury are monitored closely after criticising the way the US food giant handled its takeover of the UK chocolate maker.
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UK politicians are demanding Kraft Foods' future undertakings on Cadbury are monitored closely after criticising the way the US food giant handled its takeover of the UK chocolate maker.
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