Cash, not stock, said key to Cadbury deal

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Sep. 9, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. | British candy-maker Cadbury PLC is awaiting a sweeter offer than Kraft Foods Inc.'s $16.7 billion stock-and-cash proposal. But it is unclear whether Kraft or any other potential suitors will put more cash on the line, which could prove key to a deal. Cadbury, No. 2 behind Mars...

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