02/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Cargill/KVB. On Monday 2 May, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of sole control over the assets of German chocolate manufacturer Schwartauer Werke GmbH & Co. KG Kakao Verarbeitung Berlin (KVB) by the US-based company Cargill. KVB produces, sells and distributes various semi-finished cocoa products (cocoa liquor, cocoa powder and cocoa butter) and industrial chocolate. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition, of which...