One story dominates the business news in the UK today: American giant Kraft's £11.7 billion takeover of Cadbury, one of Britain's best-loved businesses. Read more >>
Several of the national dailies feature cartoons about the takeover. This one's by Andy Davey from The Sun.
COMMENTARY
A young boy is buying the new Kraft Creme Eggs in a sweet shop. The shopkeeper asks him if he wants fries with his Eggs. The joke is that Kraft, Cadbury's new owner, is an American company and as we know, Americans eat fries with everything. Another interpretation is that the boy asks for fries, and the shopkeeper is just repeating his request in surprise. In fact, I think this latter explanation is more likely, given the expression on the man's face and the fact that the word 'fries' is in bold type.
MORE CARTOONS
Mac (Daily Mail)
Pugh (Daily Mail)
Tim Sanders (The Independent)
Paul Thomas (Daily Express)
Kipper Williams (The Guardian)
Ros Asquith (The Guardian)
ALSO SEE
• CADBURY CRUSADE: SAVE OUR CHOCOLATE (Daily Express)
• Cadbury agrees to US food company Kraft takeover (BBC News video with Robert Peston)
• Cadbury adverts (BBC News slideshow)
• How did Quakers conquer the British sweet shop? (BBC News Magazine)
