Warren Ackerman

General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) announced Friday that it was expanding into pet food with the $8-billion acquisition of Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc (NASDAQ: BUFF). Investors reacted to the news with a 3.6-percent sell-off and analysts were similarly unenthused. The Rating Societe Generale...

Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) reported in-line earnings this week with 2.4-percent organic sales growth and 21-percent earnings per share growth. The resulting 4.8-percent value boost remains largely intact — and there's room for more upside, according to a Societe Generale...