date:Jan 28, 2013
US-based Dole Food has received approval from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to execute the sale of Dole's worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce business to Japanese trading house ITOCHU for $1.68bn.
Dole executive vice president and general counsel Michael Carter said that the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China has officially approved the antitrust filing, with no conditions or requirements.
We have now received all seven required regulatory approvals, and Dole