Nutella maker Ferrero plans to buy WK Kellogg for $3 billion
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In one of the most significant acquisitions in the food industry, Italian food giant Ferrero has acquired American cereal giant Kellogg's for $3.1 billion (£2.3 billion), making popular food brands such as Kellogg's Frosted Flakes,
-Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which owns a stake in grocer Albertsons, and billionaire investor Dean Metropoulos teamed up in an unsuccessful bid for cereal maker WK Kellogg, according to three sources familiar with the matter.