Business, Innovation and Skills Committee - Ninth Report
Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers: the takeover of Cadbury by Kraft

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 30 March 2010.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory

Background

Kraft's explanation to the Committee

3 Kraft's undertakings in respect of Cadbury

Brand Management

Undertakings for jobs

Somerdale workforce

Cadbury workforce

Pensions

Research and development

Cadbury's philanthropy and corporate social responsibility

Fairtrade

The Cadbury Foundation and Community Investment

The Fry Club

The Environment

Conclusion

4 Government intervention

Short-termism in the market: the Kraft experience

Possible areas for reform

Public interest test and additional conditions

Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
12 January 2010
16 March 2010
Written Evidence

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Prepared 6 April 2010