U.S. antitrust enforcers cleared Nestle S.A.'s purchase of Ralston Purina Co.U.S. antitrust Antitrust The antitrust laws apply to virtually all industries and to every level of business, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and marketing. They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. enforcers cleared Nestle SA's purchase of Ralston Purina Co. to create the world's largest pet food company after the firms agreed to divest To deprive or take away. Divest is usually used in reference to the relinquishment of authority, power, property, or title. If, for example, an individual is disinherited, he or she is divested of the right to inherit money. two cat food brands to preserve competition. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted 4-to-0 to let the $10.1 billion deal proceed, with the two companies promising to sell Meow Mix and Alley Cat alley cat n. A homeless or stray cat. Noun 1. alley cat - a homeless cat domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis dry cat food brands to Hartz Mountain Corp., a unit of investment firm J.W. Childs Associates LE The merger would bring together such household names History Formation (1998-2000) Household Names have been together since 1998, with various members rotating throughout the line-up with singer, Jason Garcia, until it was solidified in the summer of 2000 with bassist/keyboardist, Chris Peters, and drummer, C. J. as Ralston's Dog and Cat Chow and Nestle's Friskies cat food and Mighty Dog brands. |
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