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Kerry Group sees Kraft Foods Inc's bid for Britain's Cadbury as the potential start of a wider consolidation wave with rich pickings for the Irish food group, its chief executive said on Saturday.

U.S. food giant Kraft could raise its bid 20 percent up to 12.3 billion pounds ($20.1 billion) to seal a takeover deal for Britain's Cadbury without losing a key investment grade rating on its debt.

Warren Buffett is probably not trying to be Warren Wonka, but the Oracle of Omaha is certainly in a position to influence the struggle for control of the global chocolate industry.

Earlier this year, Irene Rosenfeld left no doubt as to what she would do with Kraft employees who stubbornly resisted a new set of values at the company.

The trust that holds voting control of candy maker Hershey Co has hired Warren Buffett's favorite banker to advise it on a possible bid for British chocolatier Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Three of London's top rainmakers are set to square up against a superstar of the 1980s merger era if the looming takeover battle between Kraft and Cadbury ignites.

Kraft Foods Inc does not need to sell operations like Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Maxwell House coffee or any of its other brands to afford its $16 billion bid for British confectioner Cadbury , Kraft said on Tuesday.

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U.S. food company Kraft Foods might sell assets like Maxwell House and Oscar Mayer to finance its planned acquisition of British confectioner Cadbury , the New York Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Kraft Foods, North America's biggest food group, plans to hold talks in coming weeks with British bid target Cadbury that may lead to a new bid offer for the global No.2 candy and chocolate maker.

British bid target Cadbury is set to beef up its defense against Kraft this week as CEO Todd Stitzer addresses investors and it ponders an early third-quarter update, analysts and fund managers said.

Wall Street slipped on Monday as a decision by the United States to impose special duties on Chinese tires sparked concerns about a possible trade dispute.

Cadbury turned up the heat in its defence against a takeover from Kraft as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an unappealing prospect being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model.

Cadbury turned up the heat in its defense against a takeover from Kraft as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an unappealing prospect being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model.

Cadbury turned up the heat in its defense against a takeover bid from Kraft on Saturday as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an unappealing prospect being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model.

With Cadbury lacking a white knight bidder to come to its rescue in the face of Kraft's $16.1 billion bid, the two companies are set to face off on one question: How much is Cadbury really worth?

With Cadbury lacking a white knight bidder to come to its rescue in the face of Kraft's $16.1 billion bid, the two companies are set to face off on one question: How much is Cadbury really worth?

Warren Buffett is often a go-to guy when companies want to raise money.

U.S. food giant Kraft will face a tough task in pitching a winning bid for Cadbury as the dollar's dip cuts the value of its initial offer and is set for further weakness, analysts said on Friday.

Kraft Foods Inc plans to cut its supplier base in half, a move that would affect more than 30,000 companies, as the largest North American food maker looks to save more than $300 million a year.

Kraft Foods Inc, which went public on Monday with a $16.7 billion offer for Cadbury PLC that the British candy maker rejected, is in talks to arrange about $8 billion of financing for the bid, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the matter.