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Cadbury-Hershey: Too Much Risk for the Trust s Kids?

Wall Street Journal, The | 19 minutes ago

Milton Hershey had no children so he said he would make the ?orphan boys of the United States? his heirs.... (more)


World stocks rally as dollar falters

Yahoo! | 19 minutes ago

LONDON (AFP) ? Global stock markets rose sharply on Monday as the dollar weakened, mirroring surging commodities, while signs of a possible international battle for British confectioner Cadbury focused traders' minds.... (more)


AP State Business News

Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 19 minutes ago

WATERBURY, Vt. -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has raised its offer by $2 per share for Diedrich Coffee, matching a rival bid from Peet's Coffee & Tea.... (more)


Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sweetens bid for Diedrich Coffee, rivaling offer from Peet's

Los Angeles Times | 20 minutes ago

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) ? Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has raised its offer by $2 per share for Diedrich Coffee, matching a rival bid from Peet's Coffee & Tea.... (more)


Heinz, Hormel optimistic about sales in 2010

Reuters | 20 minutes ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. food makers H.J. Heinz Co (HNZ.N) and Hormel Foods Corp (HRL.N) said they expect sales to rise in the coming months as consumers stick to more frugal habits such as eating meals at home instead of going out.... (more)


Green Mountain Raises Offer for Diedrich Coffee

Wall Street Journal, The | 30 minutes ago

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. raised its bid for Diedrich Coffee Inc. to $32 a share from $30, keeping up an already-hot bidding war between Green Mountain and Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. for the single-serve coffee brand.... (more)


Hormel's Profit Rises 53% Despite Lower Sales

Wall Street Journal, The | 58 minutes ago

Hormel Foods Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 53% amid lower ingredient, freight and warehouse costs, as growth was led by its refrigerated-food segment.... (more)


Kraft Ties Banks to Its Cadbury Bid

Wall Street Journal, The | 59 minutes ago

NEW YORK -- As rivals weigh whether to top Kraft Food Inc.'s £9.9 billion ($16.5 billion) offer for Cadbury PLC, they're confronting an unusual hurdle: Kraft has extracted exclusivity agreements from the banks it is using to finance its bid, leaving contenders with few other banks to choose from.... (more)


UPDATE 1-Green Mountain ups Diedrich offer to match rival bid

Reuters | 1 hour ago

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Diedrich Coffee Inc (DDRX.O) said Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR.O) raised its offer to buy the company by $2 a share, matching rival Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc's (PEET.O) enhanced bid.... (more)




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