that is the beginning of the end. Hershey will by them out and then it is all downhill.
Doubtful. Whittakers of New Zealand is still family owned and they have no interest in turning it into a public company. The Cadbury family sold out by floating it on the stock exchange and eventually lost control of the company. The Whittaker family have made a big success of it without having to list their company on the stock exchange and made it vulnerable to hostile takeover bids by companies like Kraft.