Entries tagged "Mars Inc."
The $23 billion Mars Inc.-Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. deal has kicked off consolidation in the confectionery space, leaving Cadbury Schweppes plc under pressure and exposed as a target. With Cadbury set to split its U.S. drinks business from its confectioner operations in early May, the timing could be right for a strategic to make a move. There are two potential suitors that may want to gobble up Cadbury: Hershey Co. and Kraft Foods Inc. David Palmer, an analyst at UBS Investment Research, who released a report Tuesday on the Mars-Wrigley implications, offered The Deal some insight, including the possibility of Kraft...
