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Kraft's bid for Cadbury loses sweetness

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.


 

Does Cadbury have merger appetite?

Marketplace  Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:13

Kraft Foods is denying it will unload any of its brands to pay for a possible acquisition of Cadbury. Joel Rose reports the candy maker may be holding out for a better bid, or may go it alone.