EMM News Explorer: Todd Stitzer

[said:]: The past few months have been an intense and difficult time and I would like to thank all those who helped show the true value of Cadbury through a spirited bid defence. I will now be taking some time out with my family to consider my future options, but you can be sure my heart will always be a deep Cadbury purple.

independent 04-FEB-10

[wrote:]: For my part, I've been blown away by the courage and commitment you have shown... We've been an unbelievable team... We fought a great fight and whilst we didn't win independence, we did prove once and for all that we are a world-class business.

telegraph 21-JAN-10

[wrote:]: I cannot pretend that I don't feel an immense personal sadness that Cadbury will no longer be a standalone confectionery company.

telegraph 21-JAN-10

[-says]: When we announced Adams, the share price fell 30pc. On [Vision into Action] margins, people said we'd never do that. Go back as far as 1986 when we bought Dr Pepper/7-Up everyone said we'd paid too much. Guess what, we made it work,

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[-says]: We've grown the business 6pc a year for the last six years. We've increased our margins for the last 10 quarters and we are 70pc of the way to delivering our 2011 margin targets in half the time. Those are just facts,

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[-argues that]: I wasn't put on this earth to be self-aggrandising. I was put on this earth to provide a secure life for my family and some modicum of professional accomplishment for myself. That's just the way I am.

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[ says]: could soon be worth £10 a share

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[-says]: If we deliver 16pc-18pc margins, we will be approaching Reckitt like margins,

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[ says]: We would rather let our results speak for themselves,

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[-believes]: We will have the debt capacity to fund acquisitions as well as significant cash flow to pay higher dividends. We're getting to a point where our financial model will be very productive for shareholders.

telegraph 18-JAN-10

[ said]: The excellent second-half performance provides great momentum as we go into 2010,

wsj 14-JAN-10

[-said]: Our performance in 2009 was outstanding. We generated good revenue growth despite the weakest economic conditions in 80 years,

peopledaily 14-JAN-10

[-said]: I would prefer Cadbury to be in an environment where its values and principles could continue,

news 14-JAN-10

[said:]: Our performance in 2009 was outstanding. We generated good revenue growth despite the weakest economic conditions in 80 years.

YorkshirePost 13-JAN-10

[-said]: Since 2004, Cadbury revenues have grown significantly faster than Kraft's – more than 50% faster. Cadbury has grown global confectionery share consistently every year since 2004. Over that same period Kraft has lost share in four out of five of its major categories,

guardian 13-JAN-10

[added:]: We expect benefits from our restructuring and reconfiguration actions in 2010 to drive continued progress to achieve our targets of good mid-teens margin by 2011 and 16-18 per cent margin by 2013.

sundaytimes 12-JAN-10

[said:]: This is the time of the year when people seeking to make the best of a bad year start selling their seasonal products for not very much. We have not engaged in that dynamic.

sundaytimes 17-DEC-09

[said:]: It is the concept of taking what is a fast-growing sports car and sticking it into a four-door sedan in the slow lane of traffic.

independent 15-DEC-09

[-said]: We have had indications of interest from third parties on possible business combinations,

heraldscotland 14-DEC-09

[ said]: Our strong momentum continues, as our standalone confectionery strategy continues to exceed expectations with further good progress in October and November,

irishtimes 14-DEC-09

[-said]: It is our duty to get the best value for our shareholders and is best achieved as an independent company,

flexnewsfood 14-DEC-09

[-said]: It is our duty to get the best value for our shareholders and this is best achieved as an independent company,

heraldscotland 14-DEC-09

[ said]: There are clear similarities between the Cadbury culture and Hershey,

guardian 01-DEC-09

[ said]: Someone of a consistent culture offering compelling value [to shareholders] is a better solution than someone offering compelling value and an inconsistent culture,

guardian 01-DEC-09

[-said yesterday]: a return to the growth we've had in the business for quite some time

allafrica 22-OCT-09

[said:]: We are increasing our guidance for revenue growth to be around the middle of our four to six per cent goal range for the year as a whole and our underlying operating margin improvement to be at least 135 basis points in constant currency in 2009.

sundaytimes 21-OCT-09

[said:]: This performance-driven, values-led way of doing business has built a unique corporate brand.

guardian 21-OCT-09

[-told]: We have the momentum and the growth,

flexnewsfood 21-OCT-09

[said today:]: We have great momentum in our business and our confectionery strategy continues to yield benefits beyond expectations.

sundaytimes 21-OCT-09

[-said]: some strategic sense

irishtimes 25-SEP-09

[said:]: Painted with a broad brush, it [capitalism] is characterised as a one-way relationship in thrall to profit margins and shareholder returns. But I have always believed there is more than one type of capitalism. It is true that unbridled capitalism can be a destructive beast, not just to those it does business with but to the company itself. History shows that those who operate in this way inevitably come undone. They over-leverage and under-invest to the detriment of the whole enterprise. The recent past has

guardian 24-SEP-09

[-said]: I would never say there’s not some strategic sense in these businesses coming together,

irish 22-SEP-09

[-told]: I completely respect the fact that we would be attractive to someone else, but the world of large conglomerates has passed,

flexnewsfood 22-SEP-09

[-told]: I would never say there's not some strategic sense in these businesses coming together,

flexnewsfood 22-SEP-09

[said:]: A strong chocolate performance and good growth in emerging markets more than offset a slow start in North American and continued softness in Europe.

independent 30-JUL-09

[ said]: A strong chocolate performance and good growth in emerging markets more than offset a slow start in North America and continued softness in Europe,

ChinaPost 30-JUL-09

[said:]: We made good progress in the first half in challenging trading conditions.

YorkshirePost 29-JUL-09

[-said]: Trading in April and May improved due to the absence of destocking in the United States and some improved business performance,

flexnewsfood 23-JUN-09

icWales 19-JUN-09

[said:]: Our early progress has continued into the second quarter with our businesses focused on delivering market share gains and efficiency improvements.

YorkshirePost 18-JUN-09

[ said]: Trading in April and May improved due to the absence of de-stocking in the United States and some improved business performances,

theglobeandmail 18-JUN-09

[said:]: Our early progress has continued into the second quarter with our businesses focused on delivering market share gains and efficiency improvements. As a result, we reconfirm our full year guidance for revenue growth around the lower end of our 4-6% goal range and to make good progress toward our goal of mid-teens margins by 2011.

flexnewsfood 18-JUN-09

[said:]: The successful sale of Schweppes Australia has completed Cadbury’s transformation into a pure-play total confectionery business. Cadbury is now well positioned with a clear strategy to improve performance, a competitively differentiated portfolio of strong brands and attractive markets, and a committed management team with the capabilities and experience to deliver our plan.

flexnewsfood 03-APR-09

[said:]: The successful sale of Schweppes Australia has completed Cadbury's transformation into a pure-play total confectionery business. Cadbury is now well positioned with a clear strategy to improve performance, a competitively differentiated portfolio of strong brands and attractive markets, and a committed management team with the capabilities and experience to deliver our plan.

finanznachrichten 03-APR-09

[ added]: We've consistently said that we are recession resilient, not recession proof,

dailymail 26-FEB-09

[said:]: Our categories also grew incredibly well. Chocolate and candy grew 6 per cent and gum grew 10 per cent. So really, quite consistently good growth across brands, across markets, and across categories.

earthtimes 25-FEB-09

[ said]: Chocolate and chewing gum are performing well as consumers seek to comfort themselves with brands they are familiar with,

guardian 25-FEB-09

[-said]: We are recession-resilient, not recession proof,

irish 25-FEB-09

[-added]: We've consistently said that we are recession resilient, not recession proof. I would describe ourselves as confidently realistic about 2009,

guardian 25-FEB-09

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