date:May 09, 2014
Forsyth, an analyst at Mintel, said in a phone interview. They should be worried. Nestle declined to comment on the new company.
The combination is the largest in an industry that has rapidly consolidated in the past five years, with more than 100 deals worth almost $23 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The largest of those deals was Master Blenders takeover by JAB last year.
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With sales of $7.3 billion from brands such as Jacobs, Carte Noire, Douwe Egberts, and Se