Guest guest Posted April 19, 2000 Report Share Posted April 19, 2000 > I'm new but I want to jump in & say that you can see the companies who test > on animals & get free > info. about them & their subsidiaries at the " American Anti-Vivisection > Society " web site at www.aavs.org. Vicki > > Message: 1 > Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:49:01 -0400 > " Bethany Jordan " <bljord2 > buyout report... > > For those that don't know, on April 12 the world ended: Ben & Jerry's > was > the victim of a hostile takeover by Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever Corp. > After 5 > months of resistance, the Board finally caved & voted to accept the > buyout. > Ben & Jerry themselves are gutted but this is partially their own fault: > > When they decided to take B & J public, they lost control of it. Although > > they have remained as " Directors " , all decisions are made by the CEO & > the > Board. Going public gave the company a major cash infusion which > allowed > them to expand their market, particularly internationally. This > attracted > attention from Unilever, Nestle, RJ Reynolds/Nabisco (can anyone even > imagine B & J being owned by a tobacco co?!?) & several other behemoths > who > didn't like the little guy getting so uppity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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