Zimbabwe acquires Heinz stake in cooking oil firm
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Zimbabwe's government has taken over U.S food giant H.J Heinz's  49 percent stake in the African nation's leading cooking oil maker for $6.8 million and handed its management to a firm with ties to the state.
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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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ConocoPhillips has bought a major stake in Russia&#39;s second largest oil producer OAO Lukoil Holdings. The Houston company, formed by a merger of Conoco and Phillips Petroleum, won
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Private investment firm Colony Capital LLC has agreed to pay 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) for Libya's European oil company Tamoil and Oilinvest.
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PITTSBURGH NOVA Chemicals Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its interest in Alberta Ethane Gathering System to Fort Chicago Energy Partners LLP.
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Cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco has said it would buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth biggest player in the United States, for 960 million pounds.
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Nestle , the world's largest food group, is buying the medical nutrition business of Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis AG  for $2.525 billion, the companies said on Thursday.
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Starbucks Corp. (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it now owns 100 percent of its German operations after buying KarstadtQuelle AG&#39;s (KARG.
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Kraft Foods Inc. plans to buy Groupe Danone SA's biscuit unit for $7.2 billion to become Europe's largest maker of cookies.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on  Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 7.8 percent, excluding a  year-earlier tax benefit, as demand for new products such as  Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries boosted sales.
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Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia&#39;s national oil and gas company Petronas on Tuesday announced its Petronas International unit has signed an agreement with Sasol to create South Africa&#39;s largest liquid fuels business.
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The coffee purveyor snaps up a 100% stake in its German operation.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on   Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, lifted by sales of new   products and increased prices.
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The people food firm is boosting sales growth by acquiring pet food brands.
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British cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco said it would buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth biggest player in the United States, for 1.9 billion dollars (1.46 billion euros).
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--Home appliance maker Fisher &amp; Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd. (FPA.NZ) said Monday it has established its first manufacturing base in the US by buying an existing maker of premium indoor and outdoor cooking appliances.
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FISHER &amp; Paykel Appliance Holdings will further expand in the United States, after today announcing the acquisition of US stove and BBQ maker Dynamic Cooking Systems Inc (DCS) for a total of $NZ83.