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Profits and revenues at units of global consumer product giants increased last year
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Profits down but revenues up at Cadbury owner’s Irish unit
Mondelez Ireland Production Limited reported revenues of €184.6m last year
Kraft Heinz forecasts gloomy 2019, writes down value of iconic brands
Shares down 20% after food and beverage group reports $15.4bn writedown on brands
Icon chairman awarded RDS gold medal for outstanding leadership
Ciarán Murray received society’s flagship award for exceptional impact on Irish industry
Cup runneth over for Clare company as it gets new owner in €22m deal
Finnish company Huhtamaki acquires 70% stake in Ennis-based CupPrint
Glass and a half full: Cadbury’s Irish arm returns to profit
Mondelez Ireland has seen its Irish workforce decline dramatically in recent years
Big Food bids goodbye to heavy hitter Irene Rosenfeld
Outgoing CEO of Mondelez tangled with Warren Buffett, the UK government and healthy eating activists
Green & Black chocolate ditches Fairtrade mark from new bar
Velvet Edition chocolate will be made under alternative Cocoa Life scheme
Sweet spot: Chocolate giant Mondelez back in the black
Turnover up to €114.8m for Cadbury owner’s Irish subsidiary after major restructuring
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Cadbury parent books sweet €8.9m profit on sale of Irish coffee business
Turnover at confectionery maker Mondelez Ireland falls to €208m
Unilever shares fall after $143bn merger scrapped
US food giant Kraft Heinz ‘amicably agreed’ to withdraw its proposal in joint statement
Greencore to consult shareholders after revolt over chief’s pay
Food group says it is on track but warns of inflation in costs of raw materials and labour
Cadbury-owner sees profits rise at Irish subsidiary
Mondelez unit reported 29% rise in pretax profits shortly before group announced job cuts
Kraft and Heinz sales fall in final quarter before merger
Combined companies expect to save about $1.5bn in annual costs by end of 2017
Investors rap Buffett for ‘brutal’ lay-off links
‘Benign’ businessman’s shareholders are uneasy about buy-out firm’s methods
Food giant Nestle reports better-than-expected revenue growth
Swiss maker of KitKat bars and Perrier water emerges from economic slump
3G Capital in talks to acquire Kraft and merge it with Heinz
Brazilian private-equity firm is understood to be in advanced talks to acquire Kraft Foods and merge it with ketchup maker H.J. Heinz
Kraft appoints former employee to top job
Irish man James Kehoe will report directly to CEO of $18bn food company
Michele Ferrero, Italy’s richest man and inventor of Nutella, dies
Ferrero built the business into one of the world’s biggest confectionery companies, introducing Kinder snacks and Ferrero Rocher chocolates
Chocolate fans shellshocked at Creme Egg recipe change
US company accused of ruining Easter with a new ‘cheap chocolate imitation’ Creme Egg
Kraft Foods appoints chairman John Cahill as chief executive
Food group’s shares rise in early trading
Snacks group Mondelez beats third quarter estimates and raises forecasts
Cadbury owner has been working to boost productivity and cut costs in sluggish market
Microsoft to look at gender pay gap after boss’s gaffe
Furor over suggestion that women should trust the system may lead to improvements
Alibaba picks New York Stock Exchange for US IPO
Chiense e-commerce company expected to make debut on stock exchange this summer
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