中英双语新闻-卡夫谈判收购达能饼干业务

KRAFT IN TALKS OVER DANONE'S BISCUIT DIVISION
卡夫谈判收购达能饼干业务
By Adam Jones in Paris and James Politi and Richard Beales in New York
Monday, July 02, 2007

Kraft, the maker of Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers, is understood to be in talks to buy the biscuit and cereal products division of France's Danone, owner of the LU, Prince and Tuc biscuit brands.
据悉，Oreo、Ritz饼干的制造商卡夫正进行谈判，拟收购法国达能集团的饼干和早餐麦片产品业务。达能拥有LU、Prince和闲趣等饼干品牌。

However, it was not clear last night whether the talks would result in a final sale agreement being signed, nor at what price.
但此次谈判是否将签署一份最终的销售协议、最终收购价格多少等信息在昨晚并未明朗。

A deal would allow Kraft – under pressure from the activist investor Nelson Peltz – to cement its position as the world's number one biscuit maker by massively increasing its presence in Europe.
若双方达成交易，卡夫食品将大幅提高在欧洲市场的占有率，从而巩固其全球头号饼干制造商的地位。目前卡夫食品正面临维权投资者Nelson Peltz的压力。