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In business news, Hartwell Consumer Goods has completed its acquisition of smaller rival NatureFresh Foods in a deal valued at approximately four hundred and twenty million dollars. The purchase, which was first announced eight months ago, had faced regulatory scrutiny before receiving final approval from the competition authority last week. NatureFresh will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary under its existing brand names, and none of its two thousand employees will be affected by the merger. Hartwell's CEO stated that the acquisition positions the company to expand its footprint in the organic food market, which has seen double-digit growth for three consecutive years. Shareholders responded positively, with Hartwell's stock rising two point four percent in morning trading.
ビジネスニュースです。ハートウェル・コンシューマーグッズが競合のネイチャーフレッシュ・フーズを約4億2千万ドルで買収完了しました。8ヶ月前に発表されたこの取引は、先週競争当局から最終承認を得る前に規制当局の審査に直面していました。ネイチャーフレッシュは既存のブランド名で独立子会社として営業を続け、2千人の従業員への影響はありません。ハートウェルのCEOは、この買収により有機食品市場での存在感を拡大できると述べました。
QUESTION 58
What did Hartwell Consumer Goods recently complete?
✓ 正解: (D) An acquisition of NatureFresh Foods
QUESTION 59
How will NatureFresh employees be affected by the deal?
✓ 正解: (D) They will not be affected
QUESTION 60
How did shareholders react to the announcement?
✓ 正解: (C) They responded positively
English
1In business news, Hartwell Consumer Goods has completed its acquisition of smaller rival NatureFresh Foods in a deal valued at approximately four hundred and twenty million dollars.
2The purchase, which was first announced eight months ago, had faced regulatory scrutiny before receiving final approval from the competition authority last week.
3NatureFresh will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary under its existing brand names, and none of its two thousand employees will be affected by the merger.
4Hartwell's CEO stated that the acquisition positions the company to expand its footprint in the organic food market, which has seen double-digit growth for three consecutive years.
5Shareholders responded positively, with Hartwell's stock rising two point four percent in morning trading.
日本語訳
1ビジネスニュースです。
2ハートウェル・コンシューマーグッズが競合のネイチャーフレッシュ・フーズを約4億2千万ドルで買収完了しました。
38ヶ月前に発表されたこの取引は、先週競争当局から最終承認を得る前に規制当局の審査に直面していました。
4ネイチャーフレッシュは既存のブランド名で独立子会社として営業を続け、2千人の従業員への影響はありません。
5ハートウェルのCEOは、この買収により有機食品市場での存在感を拡大できると述べました。
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