D.E Master Blenders 1753 and Mondelēz International Receive Conditional Approval to Create Leading Global Coffee Business
AMSTERDAM & DEERFIELD, Ill. – 5th May, 2015 – D.E Master Blenders 1753 B.V. (DEMB) and Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) announced today that they have received conditional approval from the European Commission to combine their respective coffee businesses and create the world’s leading pure-play coffee company – JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE).