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A Question Of Being In ControlUnfairly or not, Cadbury Schweppes is starting to look like a company at the mercy of external events, rather than one dictating its own destiny – and it’s not just rising milk prices. The announcement of a break-up just days after Nelson Peltz, the corporate raider, started to agitate for just that may have been an unfortunate coincidence. The decision to press ahead with a demerger of the fizzy drinks unit if a cash sale fails because of the credit crunch looks like strategy on the hoof: it will produce a very different outcome for shareholders. The image is not helped by yesterday’s partial pull-out from China: the fact that the Chinese don’t much care for chocolate might have been ascertained before opening in 200 cities, sniff the critics. &&&§ionName=BusinessColumnists,mywindow,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=615,height=655); Related Links Cost of the ‘glass and a half’ hits profits The country that refuses to like chocolateTag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationZagat Family Is Putting Guide Empire on Market...$300 Billion in Write-Offs Is Predicted... Corning Profit Surges on Strong Glass Demand... Exploration boss and Russian joint venture chief vie for BP leadership... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - A Question Of Being In Control |
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