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Kroger-Albertsons Break Up, Hershey Rejects Mondelēz
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Fresh off of BevNET Live in Marina del Rey, Calif., the CPG Week podcast team jumps right back into the big M&A stories of the week. Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous walks the group through the Kroger-Albertsons failed merger and the fallout from it. Then, the team goes on to talk about Mondelēz's second attempt to acquire Hershey. Finally, senior reporter Lukas Southard describes frozen potato product maker Lamb Weston's recent problems and potential acquisition suitors.
NOTE: This episode was recorded before news broke of Post Holdings' acquisition of Potato Products of…
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