French cheese giant Lactalis is expected to take control of Italy's Parmalat at a shareholder meeting later on Tuesday (June 28) after a corporate battle aimed at creating the world's biggest dairy company.
McCormick & Company Incorporated has signed an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of Kamis S.A., a privately held company based in Poland with distribution into Russia and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
Ashland Inc. and International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced that Ashland has agreed to acquire privately owned ISP, a global specialty chemical manufacturer of innovative functional ingredients and technologies.
U.S. brewer Goose Island said it had agreed to be taken over by Belgian sector player Anheuser-Busch InBev, to ensure cash needed to expand its distribution in Chicago and the Midwest, as well as to boost production to match consumer demand.