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Heinz Looking Down Under

June 2008 | Company News Alert

US-based food giant Heinz has revealed that further acquisitions in its high-growth Asia Pacific markets of Australia and New Zealand are an important priority for the firm. Heinz, whose Asia Pacific region includes the perceived higher growth economies of China, Indonesia and South Korea, as well as the developed markets of Japan and Singapore, has enjoyed surprising success in both Australia and New Zealand, this success primarily being due to mergers and acquisitions activity and innovative new product

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