Nutella-maker Ferrero bid for Belgium's Delacre biscuits: paper
EghtesadOnline: Italian daily La Stampa reports: Over the past few days Italian confectionery group Ferrero has submitted a bid, through one of its subsidiaries, to buy Belgian biscuit maker Delacre.
* Paper quotes company as saying: "This is the chance to explore an interesting market in which Ferrero is not present at the moment and which has a significant growth potential."
* Delacre is controlled by Yildiz Holding, the Turkish owner of Godiva chocolate and McVitie's biscuits which recently set up a London-based company called Pladis to boost its exposure to international markets and investors
* The paper gave no financial details for the Delacre deal.
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