Sara Lee's management no doubt hoped the announcement of plans to split the US food group in two would give the market some clarity over its future but, writes Dean Best, Wall Street analysts believe the new-look companies will still be potential takeover targets.
Comment: Sara Lee split fails to dampen takeover talk
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