FRANCE/ITALY: Parmalat up on Danone takeover talk
By just-food.com | 27 May 2009
Shares in Italian dairy firm Parmalat rose in morning trade today (27 May) after reports surfaced in the Italian press that French dairy giant Danone could be mulling a takeover move.
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Shares in Italian dairy firm Parmalat rose in morning trade today (27 May) after reports surfaced in the Italian press that French dairy giant Danone could be mulling a takeover move.

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