ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, October 10, 1995                   TAG: 9510100056
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: LONDON                                LENGTH: Short

SPECULATION A SWEETENER FOR CADBURY

Cadbury Schweppes PLC stock rose as much as 6 percent Monday on speculation that Anglo-Dutch food and detergent company Unilever NV plans a takeover bid for the U.K. candy and soft-drink business.

Cadbury wouldn't immediately comment on weekend reports that Unilever is prepared to pay 7.2 billion pounds ($11.38 billion) for the company.

Cadbury shares were trading at 519 pence, up 4.4 percent, a 12-month high. Unilever shares dropped 8 pence to 1,248 pence in London before settling at 1252 pence. In Amsterdam, Unilever shares dropped 1.4 guilders to 207 in mid-morning trading.

- Bloomberg Business News 


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