Kraft's bid for Cadbury loses sweetness

Courtesy Marketplace  Tue, 01/05/2010 - 11:27

Kraft Foods' offer for candy maker Cadbury has hit a roadblock: Warren Buffett's company has voted against the bid.

Jeremy Hobson reports this deal may be more evidence that not every merger is a match made in heaven.


 

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