by hanshan » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:25 am
<br><br><br>Vertical integration - <br>Ahhh - the sweet smell of napalm -<br>sprinkles<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/08/AR2005120802033.html" target="top"><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Carlyle Bidding On Food Chains</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>By Terence O'Hara<br><br>Washington Post Staff Writer<br>Friday, December 9, 2005; Page D01<br><br>The Carlyle Group is among the final bidders for the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurant chains, in what would be the first U.S. consumer retail investment for a company built around its expertise in defense, aerospace and telecommunications.<br><br><br><br> .... <p></p><i></i>
