BREAKINGVIEWS-Food giants strain to cut the corporate mustard: podcast

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BREAKINGVIEWS-Food giants strain to cut the corporate mustard: podcast

The hosts are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own.

By Aimee Donnellan and Jonathan Guilford

DUBLIN/NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.

Listen to the podcast.

Whether it’s Kraft Heinz weighing a split of its ketchup and hot-dog units or Unilever sealing a $65 bln mayonnaise deal, edible empires are coming apart. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists debate consumer groups’ sticky spot between ultra-budget and luxe rivals.

Follow Aimee Donnellan on LinkedIn.

Follow Jonathan Guilford on X and LinkedIn.

FURTHER READING/LISTENING

Unilever food spinoff is a tricky M&A soufflé

The Week in Breakingviews: End of corporate empire

Revived dealmakers confront resurgent challenges: podcast

Unilever finds elegant M&A recipe for dud food

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