<div><p>US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, the object of a hostile offer from Kraft Foods.</p><p>The jostling for position could herald a big change in the world of ...
<div><p>US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, the object of a hostile offer from Kraft Foods.</p><p>The news could remould the chocolate-making sector with a takeover costing more than ...
<div><p>US chocolate maker Hershey and Italian peer Ferrero said Wednesday they are considering a bid for British confectioner Cadbury, in a move which would whip up a takeover war with Kraft Foods.</p><p>The news could remould the chocolate sector with a takeover costing ...
<div><p>PHILADELPHIA/LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> suitors Ferrero and Hershey Co <HSY.N> have weighed breaking the UK confectioner up into separate businesses as part of a friendly, all-cash bid, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.</p><p> ...
<div><p>ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle <NESN.VX> may consider a bid for Britain's Cadbury <CBRY.L> to challenge a hostile 9.9 billion-pound bid by Kraft Foods Inc and a potential move by Hershey, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.</p><p> ...
<div><p>PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc <KFT.N> may raise its offer for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> or offer more cash in its bid if rival takeover offers emerge, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.</p><p>Kraft ...
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Speculation about a bid battle for Cadbury <CBRY.L> among Kraft Foods <KFT.N> and other rivals lifted shares in the British confectioner to a new high on Monday but analysts doubt whether a competing bid will emerge.</p><p> ...
<div><p>HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - To LeRoy Zimmerman, the taste of chocolate will always mean Hershey's.</p><p>But now the head of the charitable trust that controls the Hershey Company must contemplate a risk-everything deal that would tie its fate to the much larger British ...
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc <KFT.N> is favorite to take over Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> despite interest from Hershey Co <HSY.N> and Ferrero, and talk of Nestle SA <NESN.VX> involvement, said analyst Andrew Wood at ...
<div><p>LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kraft Foods <KFT.N> made its formal $16.1 billion offer to Cadbury <CBRY.L> shareholders, triggering a two-month takeover fight for the chocolate maker and a frosty response from Britain.</p><p>As the battle got under way ...
