Cadbury Schweppes U.S. drink unit buys bottler
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Cadbury Schweppes Plc's  U.S. beverages unit, which makes Dr. Pepper and 7UP, said on Wednesday it acquired Southeast-Atlantic Beverage Corp., an independent, Florida-based bottler, for an undisclosed sum.
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Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N)  to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
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The Coca-Cola Company will buy a 34 percent stake in the Tokyo Coca-Cola Bottling Company to increase sales in Japan after volume declined last year. The Japanese subsidiary of Coca-Cola will buy new shares of the closely held Tokyo-based bottler, the companies said in a statement. The financial terms were not disclosed. The Takanashi family, which founded the bottler 50 years ago, will retain control of about 65 percent of the company, Charlie Sutlive, a Coca-Cola spokesman, said.
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The directors of Coca-Cola Co.   have approved the purchase of vitamin water maker Glaceau for  $4.2 billion in cash and Coke stock, the New York Times  reported on its Web site on Friday, citing an executive  involved in the talks.
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Coca-Cola Co.  said on Wednesday  it had completed a deal to buy Philippine firm San Miguel  Corp.'s  stake in a soft drink venture for $590  million.
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Brau Holding International, a joint venture involving Dutch brewer Heineken NV, has agreed to buy German brewer Fuerstlich Fuerstenbergische Brauerei, Heineken said Tuesday.
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(October 19, 2004) - Constellation Brands Inc. has offered $1.3 billion in cash to buy Robert Mondavi Corp.âa California maker of table wines such as Woodbridge.
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Cadbury Schweppes is preparing to announce on Tuesday that is will sell its American beverage business, according to people close to the company.
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Cytec Industries Inc., a US maker of materials for the aerospace and car industries, agreed to buy the chemicals operations of UCB SA, Belgium&#39;s largest drugmaker, for 1.5 billion euros ($1.
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US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is buying Masonite International (MHM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (MHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Canadian-based maker of building products, in an all-cash deal worth C$3.1
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British company Rexam, the world&#39;s biggest maker of beverage cans, said Monday it had agreed to buy US group O-I Plastics for 1.825 billion dollars in cash.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Nestle accelerated its expansion in the bottled water business on Tuesday by agreeing to buy Swiss bottler Henniez in a deal valued at 155 million Swiss francs ($128.3 million).
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Constellation Brands Inc., the world&#39;s largest winemaker, offered $1.3 billion in cash to acquire Robert Mondavi Corp., maker of lower-price Woodbridge wines.
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Nestle  pushed its rapid  expansion in the bottled water business forward on Tuesday by  agreeing to take over Swiss bottler Henniez  in a deal  valued at 155 million Swiss francs ($128.3 million).
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Cytec Industries Inc. is buying the  chemicals division of Belgian drugs company UCB for 1.5 billion  euros ($1.85 billion) in cash and stock that will double the  size of the U.S. specialty chemical firm, the companies said on  Friday.
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Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the maker of 7Up and Dr Pepper, said 2004 earnings will be at the low end of forecasts as demand in the US and Europe stagnates, days after Coca-Cola Co.
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Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, will buy the medical nutrition unit of pharmaceutical company Novartis for $2.5 billion, the companies said Thursday.