吉百利过去是世界第二大糖果公司，仅次于美国的火星/箭牌糖果有限公司。
Cadbury was the world’s second-largest confectionery company, behind Mars/Wrigley, an American group.
在2008年4月Mars以220亿美元收购箭牌(Wrigley)后不久，这两家公司曾进行过商谈，但是，会谈因信贷危机和好时对吉百利的饮料业务不感兴趣而陷入僵局。
The two have talked before, shortly after Mars bought Wrigley for $22 billion in April 2008.
Mars也可能希望进一步进入到新兴市场中，它通过收购箭牌已成为世界上最大的糖果公司。
Mars, which became the world's largest confectioner through its acquisition of Wrigley, also may want to expand further by reaching into emerging markets.
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