February 11/Northfield, Ill./Press Association Limited -- Costs stemming from the acquisition of U.K. chocolate business Cadbury left foods giant Kraft with a 24% drop in fourth quarter profits.
The cost of ingredients such as corn, sugar and cocoa also bit into results as the maker of Oreo cookies, Capri-Sun and Maxwell House coffee saw net income fall to $540 million in the final three months of 2010.