Fund managers who attended a meeting at COFCO were told that the company was planning to spend Y700m ($84.54m) to buy a majority participation in a wine and spirits company in China.
CHINA: COFCO eyes acquisition
An insider at the Hong Kong-based food and beverage company, COFCO International Ltd., has said the company is looking to acquire a wines and spirits company on the Chinese mainland from a third party, not from its parent company as some reports had suggested.