date:May 23, 2014
erger of English soap company Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine company Margarine Unie saying this week that it was buying out the rights of its co-founder's family trusts.
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For Mizkan and rival asian groups, however, the deal steps up a shift towards Western markets, spurred by slowing domestic growth and cash-heavy balance sheets.
Mizkan already had Britain's Branston Pickle and Sarson's vinegar in its growing larder and fellow Japanese group Suntory Holdings SUNTH.UL closed a