I. Introduction 4 II. The case 5 III. Analysis: competitive assessment 6 1) Confectionery sector overview. 7 2) Relevant product market 9 3) Relevant geographic markets 11 4) Unilateral Effects 11 IV. Our results: pro-collusive effects and efficiency gains. 14 V. Conclusions 15 Bibliography 16 I. Introduction Kraft is a worldwide food and beverage company active in more than 150 countries with annual revenues of $48 billion while Cadbury is a worldwide producer and seller of chocolate
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Table of content Table of Contents PART A 2 I. Introduction 2 1.1 How and why Kraft identified Cadbury as a potential partner? 2 1.2 Expected benefits 2 1.3 Synergies for both companies involved? 3 1.4 The risks associated with the choice of acquisition as an approach to this particular ‘partnership’ 4 1.5 Feasible alternative? 5 Involvement of National and corporate cultures 6 Critical Evaluation of both the companies about this Partnership 6 Involvement Of the Government 6
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On February 2‚ 2010 Kraft and Cadbury‚ two leading firms in the snack industry finalized their merger decision after five months of negotiation. In this report we will examine why it made strategic sense for the two companies to combine and evaluate the performance of the combined companies since its merger. In particular we will analyze the post-merger financial statements and highlight a few points regarding the accounting. INTRODUCTION OF KRAFT AND CADBURY Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) is the world’s
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Kraft Foods‚ Inc.‚ a US-based food and beverage company‚ has acquired Cadbury plc‚ a UK-based confectionery company‚ for approximately $19‚413.30 million. Earlier‚ Kraft Foods has received valid acceptances of a total of 987‚684‚041 Cadbury plc shares (including those represented by Cadbury American Depositary Shares (ADSs))‚ representing approximately 71.73% of the existing issued share capital of Cadbury. Cadbury is a UK-based confectionery company. Update on January 19‚ 2010: Kraft Foods
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The acquisition of Cadbury faced widespread disapproval from the British public‚ as well as groups and organisations including trade union Unite‚[29] who fought against the acquisition of the company which‚ according to Prime Minister Gordon Brown‚ was very important to the British economy.[30] Unite estimated that a takeover by Kraft could put 30‚000 jobs "at risk"‚[24][31][32] and UK shareholders protested over the Mergers and Acquisitions advisory fees charged by banks. Cadbury’s M&A advisers
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The biggest mergers&takeovers: financial background In our presentation we’re going to tell you about the takeover of 1 big confectionery company. Leader in the confectionery market. We won’t tell you‚ which company it is but we’ll show you its’ product instead. Suppositions? NEWS: Cadbury VS Kraft Foods What happened to Cadbury and who was it taken over by??? After months of negotiations‚ Kraft (KFT) announced in 2010 that it would acquire U.K. сonfection giant Cadbury. The takeover
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Introduction A multinational company of Kraft Foods is an American firm doing the business for food and beverage. It produces belong to a global markets and has many brands that over 170 countries (Kraft Foods‚ 2011). And its brands are divided into five main sectors: snacks‚ beverages‚ cheese‚ grocery‚ and convenient meals. The major competitors of Kraft are Nestlé S.A.; Unilever; ConAgra Foods‚ Inc.; Groupe Danone; H.J. Heinz Company; Sara Lee Corporation; etc. One of the world’s fourth biggest
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INTEGRATED COMPANY ANALYSIS Andy Fleming • Laura Hausfeld • Brett Hoerz • Anna Lyman • Eduardo Saenz DECEMBER 15‚ 2010 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPANY OVERVIEW COMPETITOR OVERVIEW GLOBAL GROWTH STRATEGY - “HITTING OUR SWEET SPOT” OREO IN INDIA: MARKETING ANALYSIS TARGET SEGMENT POSITIONING MARKETING MIX (PRODUCT‚ PLACEMENT‚ PROMOTION‚ PRICING) COMPETITOR ANALYSIS 3 3-4 4 4-5 5 6 6-8 8 8 8-9 9 9-11 11 12 13 14 14-15 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30-31
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Index Title Page Grade Summary 3 Introduction 4 SOWT analysis 5 Conclusion 6 Summary This assignment belongs to strategic Management subject. It is research about Kraft Food Company and their strategic management in many sections. In the first section you will find brief introduction and history about KRAFT. Then‚ their SOWT analysis with details and explanation to each component: (strength‚ weakness‚ opportunity‚ threat)
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Cadbury SWOT Analysis 2006 Strengths Cadbury Schweppes is the largest confectionery company in the world with a 10% share in the global confectionery market in 2004‚ a 40 basis points increase over 2003‚ as compared to Nestlé’s share of 7.8%‚ Kraft’s share of 4.9% and Hershey’s share of 5.8% in the same period. The company garnered a leading share of 7.8% in the chocolate product segment‚ 6.9% in the sugar product segment and 26.0% in the gum product segment. The company achieved this as a result
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