Mr Kamps argues that nobody else in Europe's fragmented baking industry could repeat his strategy: although his firm accounts for only a fraction of the market, it is four times the size of the next biggest.

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Although the Europeans are clear leaders, the global cables market remains fragmented.

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But although the media tycoon was in many ways a figurehead for the fragmented Georgian opposition, he failed to get more than 7% of the vote in last month's presidential elections.

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