- Item type
- Periodical
- Language
- English
- Source
- Economist. 5/7/2011, Vol. 399 Issue 8732, p70-71. 2p. 1 Graph.
- Publication year
- 2011
- ISSN
- 00130613
This article reports on the Lactalis and Parmalat dairy corporations in Europe and Lactalis' takeover of Parmalat in 2011. The article discusses the Italian government's attempts to stall the acquisition, describing attitudes towards the milk and cheese industries. Information is also provided on market rules for the takeover, dairy production, and Parmalat's 2003 bankruptcy.