SPAIN: Watchdog to mull Cacaolat takeover
Spain's competition watchdog is mulling the takeover of food and drink firm Cacaolat by a consortium led by local brewer Damm and Coca-Cola Co. bottler Cobega.
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SPAIN: Three suitors left in bidding for Cacaolat
One of the four bids for Spanish food and drink firm Cacaolat has reportedly been discarded by the court handling the sale of the company.
SPAIN: “Four bidders” in race for Cacaolat
Four bids have reportedly been made for bankrupt Spanish food and drink firm Cacaolat.
SPAIN: Agaca could buy Clesa’s Pontevedra factory
Bankrupt Spanish dairy group Clesa could be saved by Galician agricultural association Agaca, whch is considering purchasing the firm's plant in Pontevedra, Galicia, Northerwest Spain.
SPAIN: Cacaolat set for September sale
The sale of bankrupt Spanish food and drink firm Cacaolat could take place in September, a senior executive working with one of the bidding firms has told just-food.
SPAIN: Nueva Rumasa unit Cacaolat to sack bulk of staff
Spanish food and drink firm Cacaolat will dismiss almost three-quarters of its workforce as it continues to struggle after the bankruptcy of its parent company. A trade union official confirmed…
Editor’s choice: highlights on just-food this week
Fonterra confirmed plans this week that it is in talks over a joint venture in cheese and whey production in Europe. Meanwhile, ConAgra has affirmed that its sights are still…
Best bits: Carrefour to face tense shareholders
It's likely Carrefour CEO Lars Olofsson will be a little apprehensive as he heads off for work tomorrow (21 June). In Paris tomorrow, the world's second-largest retailer will hold its…
SPAIN: Bankrupt food group Nueva Rumasa investigated for fraud
Bankrupt Spanish food maker Nueva Rumasa has become the subject of a fraud investigation by the country's highest court. Spain's High Court has launched the probe and asked the company's…
Editor’s choice: the highlights on just-food this week
Europe's E. coli scandal was a feature of this week's headlines, with signs that the outbreak has peaked, the EU agreeing on compensation for farmers and Russia's ban on produce…
SPAIN: Nestle could join race for Nueva Rumasa’s Cacaolat
Nestle has added itself to a swelling roster of potential suitors for Cacaolat, the Spanish chocolate shakes-to-biscuits company owned by beleaguered food group Nueva Rumasa. Cacaolat is one of ten…
