Cadbury plc
News and overview for Cadbury plc
Drumming up a rival bid for Cadbury MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 9 hours 27 minutes ago
Whenever industry titans start jockeying for position, crazy things can happen. To the average investor, this might look like a good time to scoop up a few Cadbury shares. After all, Cadbury's clearly in play, and Kraft's stubborn refusal to raise its initial bid only lasts as long as it's alone in bidding.
Hershey, Ferrero weigh Cadbury bid options - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 16 hours 50 minutes ago
Hershey said a further announcement will be made in due course if appropriate.
Hershey says mulling Cadbury options - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 17 hours 7 minutes ago
Three-way split at Bank of England
Comments: Hershey, Ferrero weigh Cadbury bid options - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 9 hours 27 minutes ago
If Hershey and Ferrero are mounting a serious rival bid for Cadbury, you d never know it from the marketplace.
Hershey reportedly still exploring Cadbury bid - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 4 hours 7 minutes ago
Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore had reported that investment banks recently approached the family-owned Ferrero about forming a partnership with Cadbury.
Cadbury investors may have to take whatever Kraft offers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 22 hours 1 minute ago
With hedge funds such as Paulson & Co raising their stakes in Cadbury on a daily basis, it seems hedge funds and short-term investors will play an increasingly important role in deciding the fate of the U.K. confectioner.
Hershey in talks with Ferrero on Cadbury bid: WSJ - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 7 hours 6 minutes ago
Dollar gains, reversing drop as equities slip
Cadbury gags on Kraft's bid MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 11 hours 22 minutes ago
Talk about a low-ball offer. Kraft renewed its interest Monday, launching a hostile bid for Cadbury that's lower than its initial proposal earlier this year, thanks to the slide in Kraft's stock price since. See related story.
Kraft faces hostile showdown with Cadbury Monday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 14 days 8 hours 25 minutes ago
As telecom operators report results, Spain will be one of the main markets investors focus on. Barclays and A-B InBev also will report third-quarter results.
Cadbury rejects 'derisory' Kraft offer - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 14 hours 37 minutes ago
Cadbury rejects 'derisory' Kraft offer
Kraft launches $16.5 billion bid for Cadbury - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 14 hours 38 minutes ago
The offer price is a 29% premium to the 90-day average price before Kraft first announced a potential bid in early September.
Clock running out on Kraft's Cadbury bid - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 6 hours 37 minutes ago
Kraft is under orders from the U.K. Takeover Panel to "put up or shut up."
Bid target Cadbury lifts guidance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 20 hours 39 minutes ago
Cadbury previously targeted the lower end of the revenue growth range and "good" margin progress.
Kraft seeks more shares for Cadbury bid - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 5 hours 47 minutes ago
Kraft seeks more shares for Cadbury bid
Kraft's offer shows contempt for Cadbury, chairman clainms: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 23 hours 58 minutes ago
The newspaper said that Roger Carr made it clear that shareholders and the board were united in the view that the present offer was unacceptable, speaking for the first time since the offer was made.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Cadbury plc |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Candy & Confections |
| Website: | http://www.cadbury.com |
At Cadbury, saying "go suck an egg" is not an insult. The company makes the famous chocolate-covered Cadbury Créme Eggs -- and the more we suck, the fatter its bottom line. With a 10% market share, Cadbury is the world's second-largest candy maker (after Mars). Other candy brands include Dairy Milk, Flake, Trebor and Bassett, and Green & Black's. Cadbury also is the world's second-largest chewing gum maker (after Wrigley), offering brands such as Bubbas, Trident, Clorets, and Dentyne. Billionaire and corporate activist Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund owns about 3.5% of the company. In 2009 Kraft Foods offered to buy Cadbury in a hostile takeover.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 7,792.3 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -51.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 529.7 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -34.8 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 45,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -37.2 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |