Acquisitions and takeovers highlight active quarter in food and beverage industry
date:Apr 16, 2013
$3.3 billion sale of five retail banners to a consortium in March and the February-announced $28 billion acquisition of The H.J. Heinz Co. by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.

That milestone deal may leave some questioning whether more industry mega sales lie ahead.

There are a lot of people talking about the coming wave of acquisitions, said James E. Neely, vice-president of Cleveland-based Booz Company, Inc., following the Heinz announcement on Feb. 14. They are asking, Is General Mills
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