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Is McDonald's Taking on Starbucks in Coffee Wars?
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 10:30am | 607McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) CEO Don Thompson wouldn’t name the Seattle-based chain as a competitor when he said Thursday that his company has less than its “fair share” of the coffee market. To date, McDonald’s “share” of restaurant coffee servings in the U.S. is less than 13 percent, according to...
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Trian's Nelson Peltz Urges PepsiCo to Buy Mondelez (PEP, MDLZ)
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:24am | 535As a rule, when activist shareholders and large corporations lock horns, sparks fly. Such was the case with Trian Fund Management LP’s Nelson Peltz and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). According to Bloomberg, Peltz, who has been involved in several large food industry deals, said Wednesday that the world...