date:Apr 22, 2013
Nelson Peltz, the billionaire behind some of the most important deals in the global food industry, has acquired stakes in Mondelez International Inc and PepsiCo Inc, a regulatory filing on Friday showed.
The filing revived speculation that the activist investor would push to merge the snack giants as he did with Mondelez predecessors Kraft Foods and Cadbury. The news sent shares of Mondelez and PepsiCo higher.
The often speculated-upon marriage between PepsiCo and Mondelez would bring together