If having a good food fight is what it takes to break uprnthe downcast monotony of gloomy economics news,rnthen the US$17-billion takeover bid launched earlierrnthis month by Kraft Foods for the iconic Britishrncandymaker Cadbury has sweet promise of high-levelrncorporate drama and intrigue written all over it, withrncompeting food-and-beverage powerhouses suchrnas Nestle, Hershey and Mars already being touted as potential "whiternknights" riding to Cadbury's rescue as an independent corporate entity,rnor at least as a much more expensive one for any would-be suitors.rnEven if it's not quite the mother of all deals, along the lines of Coke buying out Pepsi or vice versa, it's at the very least a hopeful sign of some return to pre-Credit Crunch economic normalcy and vibrancy, which have been sorely missed in the last year or so.
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