{"id":169334,"date":"2010-01-12T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087194156628161158.post-6239779644053978462"},"modified":"2010-01-12T06:07:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T11:07:58","slug":"forbes-chocolate-and-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/169334","title":{"rendered":"FORBES: Chocolate And Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><cite>Alexandra Zendrian<\/cite>, <span class=\"date\">01.12.10, 06:00 AM EST<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fishpond.co.nz\/index.php?ref=695&amp;affiliate_banner_id=36\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fishpond.co.nz\/affiliate_show_banner.php?ref=695&amp;affiliate_banner_id=36\" alt=\"Fishpond\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><span class=\"availability\"><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 78%;\">SPONSOR<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"storyDek\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">The Kraft\/Cadbury deal might look good on the outside, but it has the potential to be soft on the inside.<\/span> <\/h2>\n<p>                                         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/scripts\/jquery\/jquery.js\"><\/script>                                         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/scripts\/jquery\/jquery.dimensions.js\"><\/script>                                         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/scripts\/jquery\/ui.core.js\"><\/script>                                         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/scripts\/jquery\/ui\/ui.tabs.js\"><\/script>                                         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/scripts\/story\/behavior.js\"><\/script><script> var noad= \"true\"; <\/script> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.forbes.com\/RealMedia\/ads\/adstream_lx.ads\/forbes.com\/specialslot\/intinv09\/forbes.com\/intelligentinvesting\/story\/id890746677\/L31\/2050309200\/x92\/OasDefault_v5\/HOUSE_NoAd_CC09_Blocx92_090902\/NoAd_LeaderboardBlocker_060815.html\/30726b455155694e637941414253584d?_RM_EMPTY_&amp;adTerms=Intelligent+Investing+Kraft+Cadbury+Nestle+Mergers+and+Acquisitions&amp;tickerTerms=BBL+MON+AAUK+MXI+CBY+NSRGY.PK+HSY+KFT\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><script> var noad= \"true\";<\/script><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.forbes.com\/RealMedia\/ads\/adstream_lx.ads\/forbes.com\/specialslot\/intinv09\/forbes.com\/intelligentinvesting\/story\/id890746677\/L31\/1656462417\/x91\/OasDefault_v5\/HOUSE_NoAd_CC09_Blocker_090902\/NoAd_LeaderboardBlocker_060815.html\/30726b455155694e637941414253584d?_RM_EMPTY_&amp;adTerms=Intelligent+Investing+Kraft+Cadbury+Nestle+Mergers+and+Acquisitions&amp;tickerTerms=BBL+MON+AAUK+MXI+CBY+NSRGY.PK+HSY+KFT\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><script src=\"http:\/\/images.forbes.com\/scripts\/acs\/thickbox.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"storyBody\">Investors watching the Kraft and <b>Cadbury<\/b> merger dance might be salivating, but there&#8217;s reason to believe that it&#8217;s all much ado about nougat and that it could fall apart like a cr\u00e8me egg on Easter Sunday. <\/p>\n<div id=\"lingo_span\" class=\"lingo_region\">\n<p>In the latest news on the potential chocolate and cheese combination, <span class=\"tickerlinx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/finapps.forbes.com\/finapps\/jsp\/finance\/compinfo\/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=KFT\"><b>Kraft Foods Inc.<\/b><\/a><\/span>  (       <a href=\"http:\/\/finapps.forbes.com\/finapps\/jsp\/finance\/compinfo\/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=KFT\">KFT<\/a> &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/search.forbes.com\/search\/CompanyNewsSearch?ticker=KFT\">        news     <\/a> &#8211;     <a href=\"http:\/\/people.forbes.com\/search?ticker=KFT\">        people     <\/a>) sold one of its American pizza units to <span class=\"tickerlinx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/finapps.forbes.com\/finapps\/jsp\/finance\/compinfo\/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=NSRGY.PK\"><b>Nestle<\/b><\/a><\/span>  (       <a href=\"http:\/\/finapps.forbes.com\/finapps\/jsp\/finance\/compinfo\/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=NSRGY.PK\">NSRGY.PK<\/a> &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/search.forbes.com\/search\/CompanyNewsSearch?ticker=NSRGY.PK\">        news     <\/a> &#8211;     <a href=\"http:\/\/people.forbes.com\/search?ticker=NSRGY.PK\">        people     <\/a>) for $3.7 billion. This cash can be put toward its acquisition of <span class=\"tickerlinx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/finapps.forbes.com\/finapps\/jsp\/finance\/compinfo\/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=CBY\"><b>Cadbury<\/b><\/a><\/span>  (       <a href=\"http:\/\/finapps.forbes.com\/finapps\/jsp\/finance\/compinfo\/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=CBY\">CBY<\/a> &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/search.forbes.com\/search\/CompanyNewsSearch?ticker=CBY\">        news     <\/a> &#8211;     <a href=\"http:\/\/people.forbes.com\/search?ticker=CBY\">        people     <\/a>). Kraft has been working to sweeten its offer to Cadbury and will approach the chocolate company with a new bid before Jan. 16. (See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2010\/01\/05\/briefing-europe-midday-markets-equities-kraft-cadbury.html\">&#8220;Cash For Cadbury, Pizza For Nestle.&#8221;<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>For Cadbury, a merger would helpful. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With cocoa having moved from 2200 metric tons to 3244 metric tons in the last year, any economies of scale through size and efficiencies would make rising commodity prices less of a factor,&#8221; says LPL Financial Chief Investment Officer Burt White. 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