Read more Wm. Wrigley Jr. stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29989/wm-wrigley-jr.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 13:11:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25883/mars-buys-wrigley-with-assist-from-buffett.htmlJim O'Neill<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=98774&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401014034' border='0' />M&Ms-maker Mars, backed by Warren Buffett, has made a deal to buy Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for about $23 billion, reports the New York Times . The acquisition is likely to force other candy makers like Hershey and Cadbury Schweppes into mergers to maintain market share against a powerful conglomerate of...Gum and candy maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. says that its first-quarter net income rose 28 percent.http://www.newser.com/story/25883/mars-buys-wrigley-with-assist-from-buffett.htmlMon, 28 Apr 2008 08:05:02 CDT