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Cadbury: Lambert seeks limit on voting rights

CBI’s Director-General pitches into Kraft bid battle by proposing protection for UK companies from opportunist investors

Blackstone aims to swallow Birds Eye Food

Private equity firm's Pinnacle business is set to pay $1.3bn for American company that pioneered flash freezing

Blackstone to buy Birds Eye for $1.3 billion

US private equity group will pay cash for the company that has a 25% share of the American frozen vegetable market

SABMiller beats first-half forecasts

Reported results of Grolsch and Peroni brewer are held back by currency moves but effects should start to ease

Prospect of Kraft rival lifts Cadbury shares

Two other confectionery groups interest but shareholders sceptical whether a bid from either will materialise

Ferrero and Hershey confirm interest in Cadbury

The Italian and US confectioners are considering an offer for the UK group which is fighting off a £9.8bn bid from Kraft

Ferrero family split over bid for Cadbury

The Ferrero Rocher maker is weighing up whether to join with America's Hershey to make a bid for the British business

Sue Davenport, entrepreneur

In 2006 she led an MBO of Pasta King. Now she’s cooked up a multimillion profit after selling the ‘healthy meals’ company

‘Banana wars’ deal may be signed this week

European and Latin American officials push for peace in longest-running dispute in history of World Trade Organisation

Britain demands a bottle of the good stuff

Middle England’s love affair with fine wine is helping two of Britain’s biggest wine sellers to see off the recession

Asos blames postal strike as growth slips

The Royal Mail strike has thwarted sales growth at Asos, the online fashion retailer, in spite of contingency arrangements

Britain demands a bottle of the good stuff

Middle England’s love affair with fine wine is helping two of Britain’s biggest wine sellers to see off the recession