At an investment conference in New York yesterday, Hershey Co. ceo David West outlined the confectioner’s plans to take on the bohemoth that we arise from the combination of Mars Inc. and the Wm. Wrigley Co. in the coming months. Some observers think that reinvigorated marketing may not be enough, and that Hershey’s scant international [...]
United Based Media and Informa have ceased all discussions about a potential all-share merger. UBM’s press release stated that the board of directors were unable to agree to any terms with Informa that would benefit UBM shareholders. While the merger talks have ended, both companies still acknowledge that combining forces could significantly benefit both companies. [...]
The London-based United Business Media is reportedly considering a merger with the academic, scientific information and events company Informa. This report has been verified on both companies’ websites and is said to only be in the early stages of discussing the all-share merger. Since the potential merger is still in very early stages, it is [...]
These divestitures by Pathmark and A&P, which operates the Waldbaums banner, were mandated by the Federal Trade Commission in advance of A&P’s merger with Pathmark. Another Waldbaums, in Shirley on Long Island, may be sold to Stop & Shop, but the complete list of required store sales was lower than expected. Supermarket News (Nov. 28, [...]