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Mars to buy pet hospital company for US$7.7b

Published Tue, Jan 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

New York

THE company name Mars Inc evokes images of M&M's, Snickers and Dove chocolate, and possibly Wrigley chewing gum.

Soon, a majority of its business will be related to pets, thanks to a US$7.7 billion acquisition announced on Monday.

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