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BRIGHT FOOD’S SHOPPING LIST
MAY 2012
Agrees to buy 60% stake in Weetabix
AUGUST 2011
Took 75% stake in Australian food firm Manassen, which produces Jelly Belly
JULY 2010
Buys 51% stake in the milk processing arm of the New Zealand’s Synlait
And the ones that got away…
• July 2010 – trumped by Singaporean palm oil producer Wilmar International, which acquires Sydney-based CSR’s sugar business.
• November 2010 – talks collapse over sale of United Biscuits, maker of McVities and Hula Hoops.
• March 2011 – loses out to General Mills, which buys controlling stake in French yoghurt brand Yoplait.