To bid or not to bid

22 November 2009 By Rob Cox

With fewer resources and synergies from a deal, Hershey would need to stretch so precariously to buy Cadbury it could risk its controlling trust s raison d être. Still, never underestimate a shareholder whose priorities differ from those of, say, Kraft holder Warren Buffett.

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