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Mars is to acquire Wrigley, the US chewing gum maker with 600 staff at a factory in Plymouth, for £11bn. 29-Apr-2008 Mars is to shed 400 of the 1,500 jobs at its confectionery factory in Slough, while a further 200 jobs will go at plants in Leicestershire, Peterborough, Kings Lynn and Leeds. 11-Mar-2005 Mars is said to be looking into the possibility of restructuring its European confectionery operations, prompting speculation about the future of the 1,700 jobs at its Slough headquarters and factory. 24-Jan-2005 Mars is to merge its food and pet care operations in the UK under a single trading identity called Masterfoods. 06-Nov-2001 Mars is planning to launch an internet-based system to match road haulage companies with customers, in order to reduce the number of empty lorries on the roads. 11-Apr-2000 The European Commission is to stop ice cream manufacturers from banning shops from storing rival brands in their freezer cabinets, following complaints made by Mars against Unilever. 27-Jan-1998 The OFT has confirmed it is investigating a complaint by Mars that Unilever is using unfair practices in the relationships between Wall's and ice cream distributors. 12-Jan-1996
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