British confectionery and drinks group Cadbury Schweppes is set to
announce a 350 million pound (€569 million) takeover of privately
held Danish chewing gum firm Dandy, the Sunday Telegraph reported,
according to a Reuters story.
UK confectionery and drinks group Cadbury Schweppes has agreed to
acquire juice maker Nantucket Allserve, from cranberry growers
cooperative Ocean Spray Cranberries, the company announced this
week.
UK sweets and soft drinks group Cadbury Schweppes on Wednesday
shrugged off weakness in the U.S. beverages market to say it was
confident of meeting its earnings target this year.