Cadbury

If I had a choice between a year of unlimited Easter candy and a year of unlimited sleep, I'd say "Bye-bye Cadbury" and "Hello, bed! "

But with Vevey so far silent, Cadbury shareholders can only hope Kraft finds a few more chocolate coins in its pocket.

Cadbury seems to like the idea of Hershey or Ferrero making their own bid, or perhaps a joint one.

Nor was it a particularly British firm. About 80% of Cadbury's business and over 85% of its employees were already outside Britain.

Kraft went public Monday with a cash-and-stock bid for Cadbury, which had already rebuffed the advance in private.

She added that Kraft hoped to engage in friendly negotiations with Cadbury but did not rule out a hostile offer.

A source close to Cadbury said: "The ball is in their court. They've got until 5pm to put up or shut up. "

Fry remained mainly in the middle of Bristol and did not expand as quickly as the other two companies. It eventually became part of Cadbury.

Cadbury declined to comment on the formal bid, but a source close to the company said: "The offer is unchanged and still derisory. "

Now Rosenfeld must summon all of her powers as she takes on her biggest marketing challenge yet: selling the Cadbury deal to shareholders.

Just like the Cadbury bid, Microsoft's $31 per share offer did not reflect Yahoo's 'true value. '

A Kraft-Cadbury deal sounds as if it is designed for failure.

The only 'value' that really matters is the price any investor is willing to pay for a Cadbury share.

Warren Buffett has blasted the controversial takeover of Cadbury by Kraft, and revealed that he would block the deal if he could.

She spoke to several British newspapers about her admiration for Cadbury and the great promise of a merger.

Dr. Reeves, who owns two Labrador mixes named Cadbury and Bella, said he was not surprised.

British chocolate manufacturer Cadbury's are celebrating one hundred years of producing their popular chocolate bar .

Kraft's largest shareholder, the billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has warned the company against overpaying for Cadbury.

Eventually she fixed on a price, and in early August decided to approach Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr with an offer.

So the company's announcement of its "Cadbury Cocoa Partnership" on January 28th provided a helpful distraction from such problems.

Win or lose, says former Kraft CEO Robert S. Morrison, the Cadbury affair "will be defining for her career. "

As part of a pilot programme, Cadbury has advised farmers in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire on a range of farm management practices.

Cadbury is, no doubt, a decent employer.

For Hershey, this may be an opportunity to pick up pieces like parts of Cadbury's international chocolate or U. S. gum businesses.

Cadbury's mainly British investors are likely to want to see more cash in the takeover offer rather than shares in Kraft.

But from his point of view (he probably owns no more than 1% of Cadbury), what's the downside to bluffing?

Cadbury's new owner Kraft Foods has confirmed plans to move part of the business to Switzerland in a move which could cut its UK tax bill.

Confectionary giant Cadbury plans to reduce 25% of the packaging in its seasonal and gift products by 2010, the company has announced.

India is an up-and-coming cocoa producer, but it provides Cadbury with only half the ingredients for the products it sells in India.

Another Kraft executive, Michael Osanloo, said in a statement, "Cadbury is worth what someone is willing to pay for it -- nothing more. "

Cadbury is, after all, the last big opportunity for either chocolate maker to do a transformational deal.

Cadbury is giving away $100, 000 to you, and the charity of your choice through some double mouse action.

It would compound the control issues and there could be squabbles over carving up Cadbury's chocolate and chewing gum businesses.

The American food giant's pursuit of Cadbury led to a debate in Britain about the demise of manufacturing.

The American food giant's sweetened offer, too toothsome to turn down, was accepted by Cadbury's board on Tuesday January 19th.

Cadbury, a venerable chocolate-maker, is just the latest household name to be swallowed by foreigners after a hostile takeover bid.

The subtext: She might be willing to raise her original $17 billion bid, which Cadbury management had complained was too low.

Kraft says it is pressing on regardless. It is expected to have to improve its terms to win over Cadbury's shareholders.

Now, Cadbury has launched a new Facebook app called Virtual Rakhi which allows siblings to send gifts and rakhis to one another.

And are they willing to mop up the millions of Cadbury shares that will flood the market when the arbs turn tail and run?

Mr Carr's decision to recommend Kraft's offer has also sparked outrage among some of the descendents of Cadbury's founding family.

When Kraft took over Britain's Cadbury earlier this year, the British press fumed about the loss of a much-loved chocolate-maker.

Aren't they more interested in, as one Cadbury spokeswoman put it to me, "value rather than values" ?

Last week, Cadbury recalled all of its Chinese-made candy products after preliminary tests showed they contained trace amounts of melamine.

Kraft, which includes Toblerone chocolate among its brands, is to press Cadbury for a deal.

Confectionery is a tough business. But it does make it harder for Cadbury to take the high ground .

And just like the Cadbury bid, there were no other buyers for the whole of Yahoo.

But while Cadbury is a natural fit with Kraft, those expecting more cash in a raised bid may be disappointed.

Cadbury's chocolates sold in the United States were not affected, said a spokesman for Hershey's, Cadbury's sole U. S. distributor.

Cadbury attracts graduates from a variety of disciplines, who are eager to grow their career within the Sales and Marketing function.

Hershey, roughly half Cadbury's size, would have to leverage itself to a distinctly un-Hersheylike degree.

If the price has changed a little, the response of Cadbury's board has not altered one jot.

This time round Cadbury's appetite for a deal is no greater.

Ms. Rosenfeld vowed to work toward 'constructive conversation' with Cadbury, but said Kraft would remain a disciplined buyer.

But it did hold out the possibility of raising its offer during the battle to win over Cadbury's investors.

Cadbury has a booming chewing-gum business, particularly in Europe and Latin America, an area where Kraft has little expertise.

In Great Britain, the Cadbury Report on Corporate Governance advocated improvements in board accountability and performance.

She led the company in acquiring British candy giant Cadbury in 2010, and the company generated $48 billion in revenues that same year.

The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Cadbury Schweppes have agreed to stop selling these products in schools.

Second, for the effort to extend carbon management best practice beyond Cadbury's own operations into the supply chain.

Officially, Kraft's offer is friendly. Irene Rosenfeld, its chief executive, says she looks forward to "constructive dialogue" with Cadbury.

Experimenting with his mortar and pestle, John Cadbury produced a range of cocoa and chocolate drinks, the latter with added sugar.

We have great respect and admiration for Cadbury, its employees, its leadership and its proud heritage.

Glass and a Half Full Productions, home of Cadbury Dairy Milk, the gorilla and trucks.

Without cocoa supplies from Ghana, Cadbury would be in big trouble.

Neither company is big enough to launch a full Cadbury takeover bid alone.

And that may be exactly what is about to happen after Kraft made a $17 billion bid for Cadbury on September 7th.

Tata, which has a philanthropic heritage reminiscent of Cadbury, the Birmingham chocolate maker, fits the bill nicely, in their view.

We have received results that cast doubt on the integrity of a range of our products manufactured in China, Cadbury Asia Pacific said.

In 2008, the only advertisement any marketer could talk about was Cadbury's drumming gorilla.

Teaming up with Cadbury would create a European powerhouse with nicely complementary positions in Germany, Italy and France.

Cadbury's second largest shareholder, Legal & General Investment Management, on Friday said Kraft's bid undervalued the firm.

Yet Cadbury is only a quarter its size.

Cadbury became the world's largest confectionery company in 2003 after buying up a number of gum brands, including Trident and Stride.

Cadbury says it is worried about how few cocoa farmers' children intend to go into the business.

The British Cadbury company, which sells both chocolate and goodies like Trident gum, found its annual profits up 30 percent in 2008.

Irene Rosenfeld, its chief executive, says she looks forward to "constructive dialogue" with Cadbury.

"Improved talent pipeline developed through retention of Cadbury leaders, " it says.

But by working with farmers, giving them a good deal and making sure they survive also gives Cadbury a milk supply chain it can depend upon.

Who knew that Cadbury Creme Eggs could be good for the environment?

Cadbury Schweppes, which makes gum, sweets, chocolate, iced tea and fizzy drinks, is just recovering from a series of disasters.

Ferrero and Cadbury both declined comment. Hershey and Hershey Trust officials could not immediately be reached.

Our offer is fully financed (and), represents a substantial premium to Cadbury's unaffected share price.

Cadbury needs to show it will be a better business if it remains independent.

Credit ratings agency Fitch lowered its ratings on Cadbury and Kraft, but both remain investment-grade at BBB-.

Cadbury has decided that its interest lies in long-term relationships with suppliers who earn a decent living.

All the same, the assertion that Kraft would lower Cadbury's moral tone seems pretty lame.

Cadbury, a British confectioner targeted for takeover by Kraft Foods of America, reported third-quarter sales growth of 7%.

It has previously done deals with Cadbury and Pepsi, both of which agreed to commit funds to promote the Change4Life campaign.

Cadbury was even touted as a possible buyer of Kraft's confectionery arm.

Most recently, Coke agreed to pay $1. 85 billion for international rights to the Cadbury Schweppes line of soft drinks.

Markets were frothier then but Cadbury's growth potential may be higher.

Cadbury says that if the advice is implemented, farmers will also increase milk yield.

The Cadbury's Whole Nut chocolate bar is the biggest seller in the chocolate machines at tube stations.

Mr. Buffett is a major investor in Kraft but has opposed its pending acquisition of Cadbury.

Once it does, private-equity firms, several of which are interested in Cadbury's soft-drinks business, will be on the prowl again.

Yet Kraft, a food conglomerate struggling to grow, needs the deal more than Cadbury.

Cadbury insists it will not pass on the increased cost to retailers and consumers.

Even before the actual bid, when Kraft was first signalling its interest, Cadbury shares started to rise markedly.

Of the 160 people involved in the Cadbury corporate entity some 120 have left the business.

What you need: ice cream scooper, cadbury eggs.

If combined with Cadbury's, it could spark concern among competition watchdogs.

We are eager to build upon Cadbury's iconic brands and strong British heritage through increased investment and innovation.

He became a manufacturer of drinking chocolate and cocoa, laying the foundation for the Cadbury chocolate business.

And that anonymous Cadbury investor knows it.

Cadbury's Guide to Low Carbon Dairy Farming deserves recognition for two reasons.

Cadbury was founded by Quakers almost 200 years ago with a renowned care for its workers.

The move is part of Cadbury's Purple Goes Green environmental strategy.

Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr has dismissed Kraft's offer as "derisory. "

Cadbury says the Fairtrade farms tend to be more productive.

Cadbury said it hoped Kraft's offer would trigger interest in the UK group from other buyers.

The takeover of Cadbury is a good example of Britain's open capital market in action.

Carr might want to use the Microsoft-Yahoo case study in his face-to-face sessions with Cadbury's big institutional investors.

But analysts are sceptical that Cadbury will receive a competing bid.

The interest from Hershey could add new pressure on Kraft to sweeten its $16. 5 billion offer, which Cadbury rejected last week as derisory.

Your family may hate the suicide, but everyone loves cadbury cream eggs!

Cadbury has shifted the manufacture of some products from the UK to lower-cost factories in Poland.

Do you think 758p represents Carr's notion of Cadbury's 'true value? '

Earlier the board had insisted that Cadbury was better off alone.

Shares in Cadbury have fallen back to their lowest level since Kraft made its surprise approach on 7 September, closing at 758p last Friday.

One problem: Cadbury is itself a multinational, and in no need of lessons from Kraft.

British takeover rules give Kraft 28 days to send its formal offer to Cadbury 's shareholders.

Cadbury shares are trading about 3 percent higher than Kraft's current offer, down from a spread of about 10 percent on Monday.

Do they really want to hold on to their Cadbury shares if Kraft goes away?

Cadbury has so far snubbed the offer but its share prices had risen 42 percent at one point.

The new plants operate 24 hours a day producing Cadbury products to the highest standards of quality control.

Cadbury's attractions for both are self-evident.

Cadbury has been using the custom-moulded jar for many years, following the decision to remove glass across its supply chain.

That will be good news for Cadbury's workers, wherever they are based.

You have to wonder how Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr will sleep tonight.

Kraft has agreed to pay 500p in cash plus 0. 1874 of new Kraft shares for each Cadbury share.

This values each Cadbury share at 745p, a premium of 31% over its closing share price of 568p on Friday.

The cocoa industry, including giants such as Hershey's or Cadbury, pledged in 2001 to end such child labor in the cacao groves.

Kraft Foods' acquisition last year of Cadbury, the British confectioner, set off a long debate about how to protect such national treasures.

Cadbury's shares closed up 38 per cent at 783p.

Consumers are also trading down from one name-brand to another: for example, from Lindt chocolates to Cadbury's.

Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety tested 104 samples of products made by a variety of manufacturers, including Cadbury, Nestle, and some U.

An 1886 advert for Cadbury's Cocoa features a family sitting around the breakfast table

Cadbury hopes to secure its cocoa supply with a new scheme

Chocs away Kraft wins a battle for Britain's Cadbury and will become the world's biggest confectioner

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