Cadbury Schweppes News

“The market is looking at us like a bottler and not a brand owner. We have much more attractive margins than a bottler”

WHEN BRITAIN'S CADBURY SCHWEPPES decided in early 2007 to shed its U.S. beverage business amid shareholder pressure, private-equity firms -- like Blackstone Group -- were eager to pay as much as $16 billion for ... via Barron's

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“Consumers these days are far more aware of nutritional values and ingredients than they were even 20 years ago and I think they are looking for more genuine products”

Cadbury purple is a great example of branding by colour. Supermarkets are hotbeds of attempted seduction and rejection - mostly rejection. via The Sydney Morning Herald

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05/08/08 Dr.Pepper Snapple Group, upon seperating from Cadbury Schweppes, finally became publicly listed on the NYSE. via ClipSyndicate

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A new company that makes Dr Pepper and Snapple made its Wall Street debut today. via KRGV

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“Boy, it's tough to be a North American soft-drink company”

Drink maker's stock faces obstacles BY AMY WILSON and DUANE D. STANFORD * BLOOMBERG * May 7, 2008 Investors may not want to thank billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz when the first shares of Dr Pepper ... via Detroit Free Press

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Wrigley Jr. Co. . The Pennsylvania-based chocolate guru is more likely to be sold now, according to Citigroup analyst David Driscoll. via SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

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“The key benefit of demerger is that there is now no hiding place from underperformance by Cadbury's management. If it fails to quickly deliver a significant increase in margins and earnings we see the group as a sitting duck for a bid.”

CADBURY must improve profit margins and earnings or become a target for a takeover bid, analysts warned yesterday. via Scotsman.com Business

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In the middle of the afternoon, millions of office workers around the world experience what confectionery marketeers like to call the "snack attack", sparked variously by rumbling stomachs, stress, boredom or ... via Guardian Unlimited

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“We want companies to be inspired and take back to their places of work, ideas for making a real difference to the environment whether for direct application or future development.”

United Biscuits, Tate & Lyle and Cadbury Schweppes presented their carbon cutting methods at an industry event focused on developing a greener supply chain. via FoodNavigator

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“It was a compelling offer and after numerous board meetings, we decided that this was the best possible outcome”

In 1999, when William Wrigley Jr. took over the reins of the century-old company that bears his name, he aspired to take Wrigley beyond chewing gum to greater heights. via KIVI-TV Nampa

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