French-based private label biscuit maker Biscuits Bouvard has acquired Belgian pastry manufacturer Pidy for undisclosed sum. Pidy, which specializes in manufacturing ready-to-fill sweet and savoury products, has production facilities in ...
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French dairy giant Danone has entered into an agreement to acquire WhiteWave Foods in an all-cash deal worth $12.5bn. The acquisition is expected to double the size of Danone's business in the US, while helping the company to move towards ...
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Pershing Square, a hedge fund run by investor Bill Ackman, has sold 20 million shares of US-based confectionery giant Mondelez International. Following the sale, the investor now owns only a 5.6% of the confectionery company. In a ...
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Confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate Mondelez has commenced production and sale of Oreo in Morocco, following an $11m investment towards its local subsidiary in Casablanca. With the investment, Mondelez aims to create the largest ...
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India’s biscuit maker Britannia Industries is set to increase exports and eyes joint ventures, acquisitions as part of its strategy to enhance its manufacturing capacities in the Middle East. Britannia managing director Varun Berry ...
American cereal producer Kellogg has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr, in a previously announced deal worth $125m. Kellogg has agreed to pay £89.86 per share for 85.93% ...
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Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr's shareholders controlling 86% of shares have agreed to divest their shares to US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg, in a $125m deal. The Reuters reported that bidding for the biscuit ...
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Private equity investing firm Abraaj Group has decided to withdraw from the bidding process for the acquisition of Egypt's BiscoMisr. The company had offered $12.14 per share to purchase up to 100% of the share capital of Egyptian cake ...
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US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg's has once again raised its offer to acquire Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr to £89.86 per share, in an increasing $144m takeover battle. Kellogg's new offer overtakes Abraaj ...
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US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg's has raised its offer to acquire Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr to £82.2 per share. Kellogg's new offer overtakes Abraaj Investment Management's latest offer of ...
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Abraaj Investment Management has raised its offer to acquire Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr to $129.6m. The move comes after breakfast cereal maker Kellogg's offered $127.06m for the biscuit producer, Reuters reported. ...
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Turkey’s Yildiz Holding has signed a deal to acquire UK-based cookie firm United Biscuits, the maker of Jaffa Cakes and Jacob Crackers, as part of its strategy to expand into new markets. Once the deal is closed, the Turkish firm ...
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Nestle has sold its Australian ice cream business Peters to private-equity firm Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which includes Nestle's Mulgrave factory, will also comprise sub-brands such as Original, Light & ...
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UK-based investment vehicle Silk Invest has purchased a "significant minority stake" in Ethiopian biscuit maker NAS Foods. The move once again highlights the growing opportunity presented by the rapidly expanding markets in Africa. ...
Nestle has sold its Australian ice cream business Peters to private-equity firm Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which includes Nestle's Mulgrave factory, will also comprise sub-brands such as Original, Light & ...