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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:36 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:41:58 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/food-beverage(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff447dd2-d632-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff447dd2-d632-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe charitable trust that controls Hershey has encouraged the US confectioner's management to pursue a $17bn bid for Cadbury, topping Kraft Foods' hostile $16.2bn offerSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a42bc9dc-d60a-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a42bc9dc-d60a-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe chocolate company is contemplating entering the battle for CadburyFri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae8f5d60-d611-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae8f5d60-d611-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Italian confectionery group may not be glamourous but it has annual revenue of €6.2bn and net profit of €371mFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:58 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b05b29be-d605-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b05b29be-d605-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlFuller Smith & Turner provided further evidence that the pub sector is split between successful managed operators and struggling leased and tenanted ones after it delivered robust first-half resultsFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/31213bc2-d4f0-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/31213bc2-d4f0-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe pace of like-for-like sales growth at the retailer slowed from 7 per cent to 4.3 per cent in the third quarter. 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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:31:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/84baf9e2-d4e3-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84baf9e2-d4e3-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlEmerging markets fail to compensate for decline in beer sales in the developed world for world's second-largest brewer, but UK bucks the trendThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:43:58 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6089985e-d500-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6089985e-d500-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Scottish company has agreed to acquire the bottled water division of the Dublin-based group for up to £17.5mThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/58dc5ffc-d4f0-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/58dc5ffc-d4f0-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe brewer's compelling geographic reach across emerging and developed markets saved it from the toughest economic conditions for decadesThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:23:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c5ca164-d52c-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c5ca164-d52c-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html Blackstone is set to buy Birds Eye Foods in a $1.3bn deal that will see the US frozen food group merge with the private equity group's Pinnacle FoodsThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:08:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/42ed7746-d539-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42ed7746-d539-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlBlackstone may be scooping up Birds Eye Foods in the US but there are separate businesses in the UK and Australia holding the same name that will remain unscathedThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e03b667a-d534-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e03b667a-d534-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlScottish fishermen are offering to change the way they fish to persuade the European Union to relax rules that require them to throw large amounts of high-quality fish back in the sea if their catchincludes species not allowed under quotasThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c339530-d435-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c339530-d435-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlUS and Italian confectionery groups are considering whether to enter the bid battle for Cadbury, though analysts are quick to play down the chances of a joint bidWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:23:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4c0b209a-d425-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4c0b209a-d425-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlWord that Hershey of the US and Italy's Ferrero are thinking of putting in bids hardly constitutes a Kinder SurpriseWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:13:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/03981fde-d47a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03981fde-d47a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe market has been waiting for a counter-bid ever since Kraft went public withits £10.2bn unsolicited offer for CadburyWed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/08da12ec-d44b-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beveragehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08da12ec-d44b-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Restaurant Group, owner of the Garfunkels and Frankie & Benny's chains, said it was on track to meet its expectations for the full year amidst a more encouraging outlook on Christmas bookingsWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:08 +0000