New Eskimo Pie strategy from Yogen Fruz.

From: Ice Cream Reporter | Date: July 20, 1999 | Copyright information

Yogen Fruz World-Wide has renewed its effort to gain control of Eskimo Pie Corporation. On June 30, the Toronto-based frozen dessert marketer notified Eskimo Pie's Board of Directors that it intends to present certain shareholder proposals at the company's annual shareholders meeting scheduled for September 8. The key proposal would be to amend the current Eskimo Pie by-laws to permit shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders. Yogen Fruz also proposed that the Sharehol...

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