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Nestle seen weighing possible Cadbury bid: report

Reuters | 4 hours 58 minutes ago

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle may consider a bid for Britain's Cadbury to challenge a hostile 9.9 billion-pound bid by Kraft Foods Inc and a potential move by Hershey, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.... (more)

Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circle: source

Reuters | 4 hours 58 minutes ago

PHILADELPHIA/ZURICH (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc may raise its offer for Cadbury Plc or offer more cash in its bid if rival takeover offers emerge, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.... (more)

J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee

Yahoo! | 5 hours ago

PORTLAND, Ore. ? J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins.... (more)

Cadbury prefers merger with Hershey over Kraft: report

Reuters | 5 hours 1 minute ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc would prefer a merger with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co rather than Kraft Foods Inc, the British company's chairman Roger Carr told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.... (more)

Report: UK's Cadbury won't bite on Hershey offer

Kansas City Star (Mo.), The | 6 hours 19 minutes ago

British candy company Cadbury PLC will reject an expected 10.3 billion pound ($17 billion) takeover bid from U.S. confectionary giant Hershey Co., a newspaper reported Sunday.... (more)

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