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Symrise buys into North Africa and Middle East

19-Nov-2009 - of the acquisition were not disclosed but Symrise did reveal that Futura Labs achieved sales of $15.1 last year are committed to grow all 3 major segments - beverages, sweet and savory.” The acquisition is expected

AAK seeking acquisitions

12-Nov-2009 - AAK seeking acquisitions ... casting about for new acquisitions. ... casting about for new acquisitions. ... and achieved a much stronger balance sheet, and thus we open up for acquisitions in the future,” said ... AAK, acquisitions

Barry Callebaut to buy Spanish chocolate maker

04-Nov-2009 - , north of Barcelona. The acquisition will give Barry Callebaut its first manufacturing plant in Spain ” Financial details of Chocovic acquisition have not been released, but Chocovia had annual sales of around

Commission tackles food price transparency and fair practices

29-Oct-2009 - ’ contributions to finance mergers and acquisitions. But it’s not just between retailers and manufacturers

Natural demand means ongoing growth for Naturex

22-Oct-2009 - ’s ingredients division into its operations, and expects to finalise the acquisition in the coming months . The acquisition plan will be presented for approval at the company’s extraordinary general meeting at the end

Kraft plans R&D centre for ex-Danone biscuit unit

09-Oct-2009 - the acquisition of the Danone biscuit business two years ago. ... the acquisition of the Danone biscuit business two years ago. ... . At the time of the acquisition, Kraft was mindful of these fears and promised not to close any of the Danone

CSM pins bakery growth hopes on new ingredients

08-Oct-2009 - growth. Over and above organic sales growth, the company may also turn its attention to acquisitions

ADM buys Czech oilseed plant

07-Oct-2009 - company (Imez) from Risoil. “This acquisition will allow ADM to expand further its leadership of the acquisition has not been disclosed. ViaChem Group was founded in 2002 and according to its website founded its

Danone splits from Wahaha; not talking to Mead

30-Sep-2009 - . Wahaha boss Zong Qinghou then pulled the plug on the acquisition plan, claiming it was a “hostile

Private equity spies opportunities in small consolidators

17-Sep-2009 - to them in turn, this makes struggling suppliers a target for acquisition. Bob Henry, a partner

Kraft’s Cadbury bid could foretell M&A boom

20-Nov-2009 - generate impressive sales and earnings during 2010. Therefore, it envisages that large acquisitions in core markets such as Russia, India and China. “Large acquisitions, such as Kraft’s quest for Cadbury

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Hershey confirms interest in Cadbury

19-Nov-2009 - stripped away any doubt about the attractiveness of Cadbury as an acquisition. Following the Mars

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Berry Plastics buys Danish packaging company

17-Nov-2009 - , said: “The acquisition of Superfos Packaging is an excellent opportunity for Berry to continue

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France: e-commerce and aging population to rescue sales for food supplements

16-Nov-2009 - buy their supplements? In 2008, pharmacies were the hot spot for acquisitions of food supplements

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Rexam sells its Petainer business

12-Nov-2009 - .” Conventional packaging The acquisition is expected to allow Petainer to expand into beverage sectors where

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Sale of Yogho! Yogho! and Choco! Choco! approved

02-Nov-2009 - The acquisition of the Yogho! Yogho! and Choco! Choco! brands from Royal ... The acquisition of the Yogho! Yogho! and Choco! Choco! brands from Royal ... The acquisition concerns the brands in the European Union, including product recipes

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Alcan costs and flexible packaging sales under pin Bemis results

28-Oct-2009 - September 30 compared with $0.43 per share for the same period of last year. Excluding acquisition . The $16m costs associated with the Alcan purchase impacted shares by $0.09 per share. The acquisition

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Commission clears PepsiAmericas acquisition

27-Oct-2009 - Commission clears PepsiAmericas acquisition ... The European Commission has cleared PepsiCo’s acquisition of one of its bottlers PepsiAmericas. ... The European Commission has cleared PepsiCo’s acquisition of one of its bottlers PepsiAmericas. ... PepsiCo announced the $7.8bn acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas in August in a the acquisition of PAS in Europe, the Commission said the transaction was unlikely to lead to a significant change

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New generation appeal serving Tangerine well

26-Oct-2009 - charges pushed the Blackpool based manufacturer to a loss last year. Acquisition In February 2008

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Amcor's global vision after Alcan merger

23-Oct-2009 - financial year of the takeover following the acquisition. A further quarter of the economies would Amcor had spent the past four years “preparing for this type of acquisition” and had divested assets

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