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• FTC Approves Nabisco-Philip Morris Deal 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2000-12-07

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The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday conditionally approved the sale of the Nabisco Holdings Corp. to Philip Morris Cos. Inc. The companies must sell off five products -- Royal Brand gelatin desert mix, Royal Brand dry mix pudding, Royal Brand no-bale bake desert and Davis and Fleischmann's baking powder and Icebreaker Mints.

Nabisco Holdings, a unit of Nabisco Group Holdings, makes Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers, Lifesavers candies and Gray Poupon mustard.

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