Kraft's move for Cadbury

Quote, unquote: Kraft and Cadbury

From the sustained determination of Kraft Foods boss Irene Rosenfeld and the steely rebuttal of Cadbury to the counter arguments…

US/UK: Kraft “in talks to raise Cadbury bid”

US food giant Kraft Foods is in talks with bankers to set up a debt facility to enable it to…

US: We do not need to sell assets – Kraft CEO

Kraft Foods chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld today (9 September) insisted the US food giant does not need to offload…

US: Kraft could sell assets to fund fresh Cadbury bid – analyst

Kraft Foods could offload some non-snacks brands in order to fund a fresh bid for UK confectioner Cadbury, one US…

UK: Cadbury’s growth potential “constrained” – Kraft CEO

The potential for Cadbury to grow further as an independent business is "constrained", the boss of suitor Kraft Foods said…

UK/US: Hershey to consider Cadbury counter-bid – report

Speculation is circulating that US chocolate giant Hershey is preparing a counter-bid for Cadbury after the UK confectioner yesterday (7…

Kraft and Cadbury – what’s next?

After a dearth of major M&A in the food industry in recent months, the prospect of a mega-deal involving US…

UPDATE 3: Kraft tight-lipped over further Cadbury bid

Kraft Foods remained tight-lipped today (7 September) over whether it would consider increasing its offer to Cadbury after its GBP10.2bn…

COMMENT: More hard work ahead for Kraft

It's Labor Day in the US but there is certainly one group of Americans at the coalface. Kraft Foods' announcement…

UPDATE 2: Kraft bid “undervalues” us – Cadbury

Cadbury has hit back at Kraft Foods' GBP10.2bn (US$16.76bn) takeover bid and claimed the US food giant's offer "fundamentally undervalues"…