Slim-Fast International Market Potential Key To Unilever Acquisition
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Slim-Fast Foods is "ripe for international expansion," Unilever said in announcing its plan to acquire the privately owned nutritional and weight-loss products manufacturer for $2.3 bil.
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