Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, announces a sale agreement with Gores Holdings, a transaction that will introduce Hostess as a publicly listed company almost four years after seeking bankruptcy protection.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Mondelez International Inc. made a bid to buy chocolate giant Hershey Co. in what would be a blockbuster deal uniting two of the worlds best-known candy makers.
Raphael Savalle writes articles about the Consumer Goods sector, its strategic challenges and opportunities to help executives think about their options and to engage managers in thinking strategically. The following is an excerpt from his article "Why do FMCG's CFOs care about ROA and why should you?," which is the 4th article in his series on Total Shareholder Return (TSR).