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SMC chairman and chief executive officer Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. said the purchase is a "terrific complement to our existing portfolio and is consistent with the group’s strategy to acquire businesses with strategic fit with its core categories."


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SMC nets P4B in H1, set to buy 50% of Aussie fruit juice maker

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 6, 2004 - 12:00am

Southeast Asia’s largest food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will acquire a 50-percent stake in Berri Ltd., a leading fruit juice company in Australia, for at least $120 million, a top company...

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