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- GREEDOnvrFIRED, on 11/09/2009, -1/+21I am baffled as to why this "comic" could be considered anything but unimaginative and poorly rendered. Am I missing something?
- howdareyou, on 11/09/2009, -0/+17I'm hostile too about those ***** cream eggs getting smaller and smaller.
- Hayley3AM, on 11/09/2009, -1/+12i wish i could figure out a way to make scrambled cadbury eggs.
- SubversiveVibe, on 11/09/2009, -0/+8This better not affect the production of Flake candy bars. Those things are amazing, give em a try when you see some imported candy. They break into flaky little shards of chocolately goodness when you bite into them.... yum.
- sprotacular, on 11/09/2009, -0/+6No.
- quamb, on 11/10/2009, -2/+8Crap comic.
But getting pretty tired of all these mergers. Seems everything on the supermarkets shelves is owned by only a handful of corporations these days. Greedy f***ing fat cats. - CB810, on 11/09/2009, -2/+8That rabbit looks freakin' pissed
- catalysis, on 11/09/2009, -3/+8All your eggs are belong to us
- benjaminsumner, on 11/09/2009, -0/+5While typically I skip business articles about mergers and acquisitions that have virtually no affect on my life, gotta love the parody.
- PVanderVossen, on 11/09/2009, -2/+7Dugg for the cute and fuzzy bunny.
- noizeuk, on 11/09/2009, -0/+5Not when they approach current shareholders with an offer lower than the initial bid to the company.
- PiGuy, on 11/09/2009, -0/+4Except Cadbury is not struggling and can and wants to survive on it's own as an independent company. Kraft is the one who desperately wants to make the deal.
I'm sure Cadbury will listen to offers, but if they don't hear a reasonable offer, they'll have no reason to even consider a deal. - Spotacus, on 11/10/2009, -0/+4Which is actually Hershey's fault since (assuming you are in the US) they make them for Cadbury in the US.
- bunit03057, on 11/09/2009, -0/+4"Kraft is the one who desperately wants to make the deal."
Cadbury turned down the offer 30 minutes after the announcment because the offer was exactly the same as the one in September.
Listen to Irene Rosenfeld talk about the deal in last weeks conference call, they have only a passing interest in Cadbury, if they can get it for a bargain.
The second largest food company in the world is not "desperate" for chocolate, especially in developed countries that are turning more to health foods.
Here's a good opinion on the deal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/11/09/mean-street- ... - LoveWidescreen, on 11/09/2009, -0/+3There's a confectionery in Pennsylvania (not Hershey) that pales in comparison to giants Hershey and other international brands. They specialize in gummy candies and get a lot of product deals with Nickelodeon and other TV outlets for branded candies.
At first I thought "Hey, cool! A Pennsylvania candy maker that gets big-name licenses! Nice to see a nearby business doing well."
That was until I read that the ***** have most of their candies made in CHINA! - bunit03057, on 11/09/2009, -0/+3This isn't the banking sector. Consumer goods will always have huge competition, if not from other brands than from small generics.
Besides the fact that if there were no huge banks in the banking sector than large companies would have no way of financing anything. You can't go to a mom and pop bank to get a 3 billion dollar loan. - MAGZine, on 11/10/2009, -0/+3Hershey, Cadbury, Kraft (partnered/merged w/ Nabisco/Christie), and Pepsi own probably 80% of what's on the store shelves, if you read the labels.
It's actually kinda scary how many products/brands they cover. Take a look at their Wiki pages - they're MASSIVE.
Regarding fastfood, check out Yum! Brands, they own a bunch of fast food chains. - howdareyou, on 11/10/2009, -0/+3No need to assume, you can click on my user-name and find out that I live in Canada.
- Snoosy, on 11/10/2009, -2/+4HOLY *****!! CREAM EGG KRAFT DINNER!!
- SeculrProgrsive, on 11/10/2009, -0/+2Eventually everything is going to be owned by one massive company. What ever happened to antitrust laws?
- str1fe, on 11/10/2009, -2/+4Decent concept, terrible execution
- noizeuk, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1I am quite keen on the values of the company to be maintained and respected. I must say that it is a substantial amount of money, but I'd say it was worth more because they are also getting Scweppes as well as just the Cadbury brand.
I'm from the city where it all started and to be fair, this seems pretty gimmicky as Cadbury are operating pretty well.
Also, Cadbury World rocks! - tgc1, on 11/10/2009, -1/+2Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
- bunit03057, on 11/09/2009, -2/+3The bid was lower than the original bid, I believe, only because Kraft stock has dropped since the initial offer. Otherwise it was the same.
A more accurate illustration would have been a halfhearted gesture from a mac and cheese box to an arrogant British bunny who says that "the offer fundamentally undervalues our company."
Kraft already owns a huge chocolate brand ( http://www.milka.com/
Ask Yahoo what happened after they took the same approach. - LoveWidescreen, on 11/09/2009, -1/+2Actually, this is what would make more sense. They've had a working relationship for a long time, and Hershey already makes the Cadbury chocolates for the U.S. market. (Of course, Hershey makes Kit Kat and other names that are now owned by Nestle, so maybe that's not really an issue.) With the exception of Hershey's Symphony, I prefer the various Cadbury products over Hershey's regular chocolate by a wide margin. I'm really surprised that Hershey hasn't placed a bid. Maybe they decided to wait until Kraft made their move.
Whoever dugg you down is an idiot. - StewWriter, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1Nickleback does suck, but that doesn't mean he can't play a guitar or, to some extent, sing. All those fans can't necessarily all be wrong either. So, like I said: Do better or STFU.
- AiR1890, on 11/09/2009, -1/+2As long as they do not do anything different with those amazing chocolate cream filled eggs, I do not care.
- Frostek, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1The UK.
- chewitt, on 11/10/2009, -2/+3Blogspam + ***** cartoon = meh
- str1fe, on 11/10/2009, -1/+2I may not know how to play a guitar, but that doesn't mean Nickelback doesn't suck.
- bunit03057, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1I'm not at all trashing Cadbury. It is obviously a company with a lot of value, which is reflected in it's stock price (although it might be overvalued at the moment).
I only question Cadbury's growth potential. A deal with Kraft would have a been a geographic advantage just as much as it would have helped Kraft. - chewitt, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1Where do they sell these?
- Frostek, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1More likely six coporations like in Rollerball... "Food", "Power", etc... ;-)
- patrickloggins, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1But you can go to a lot of mom and pop banks.
- StewWriter, on 11/10/2009, -2/+2Do better or STFU
- CB810, on 11/10/2009, -1/+1I think it's hilarious that you went out of your way to write three negative comments. You are an overachieving troll...
- HowlingAwe, on 11/09/2009, -2/+2The bunny gets the digg
- chewitt, on 11/10/2009, -1/+1That rabbit looks like a retarded smiling zombie. Do you work for gunaxin or something?
- chewitt, on 11/10/2009, -1/+1Mom? Is that you?
- OrangeRevel, on 11/10/2009, -1/+0Freeze the cadbury eggs, then cut them into cubes. Batter them and deep-fry. Serve on a plate scrambled-egg style. A most wonderful and nutritious breakfast.
- Falldog, on 11/09/2009, -3/+2I hope Hershey makes a bid.
- ieatskunk, on 11/09/2009, -2/+1Ha ha.
- swagv, on 11/09/2009, -3/+2Lame. No Velveeta catapult.
- inactive, on 11/09/2009, -4/+2wtf! Haven't we learned ANYTHING over the past 2 years?
Bigger is definitely NOT better. Gigantic banks and gigantic auto companies that need bailed out with YOUR money. And we end up with little competition and a CEO with an enormous ego draining the company coffers.
BUY FROM SMALL LOCAL COMPANIES whenever possible. - douggmc, on 11/09/2009, -6/+3Hostile !? Someone protect the chocolate eggs .. quick!!
edit: OK .. my post isn't that clever after I read the actual link. :/ - StewWriter, on 11/09/2009, -9/+3This is officially the best thing ever. EVER.
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