| 1 | Earlier the board had insisted that Cadbury was better off alone. | |
| 2 | That is why most companies are likely to remain relatively defenceless, and Kraft' s bid for Cadbury will be but one of many in this coming era of hostility. | |
| 3 | THE intervention of a government minister in Kraft' s battle to buy Cadbury says much about the strength of British feeling for their favourite chocolate-maker. | |
| 4 | If Kraft's offer, or a raised one, eventually succeeds then a lot of British shareholders of Cadbury would not want its shares. | |
| 5 | Kraft has little presence in Britain' s confectionery market, where Cadbury is strong, but it has thriving businesses in mainland Europe, where Cadbury has made few inroads. |