Mars Inc. Just Bought This From Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has sold its stake in its Wrigley division to Mars Inc.

The move will allow the food company to create a unified business with chocolate and candy.

Mars said Thursday in a statement, that it had accelerated a plan to purchase the $2.1 billion preferred stake that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire took in Wrigley in 2008.

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