SEVERAL possible buyers have emerged for dairy icon Peters & Brownes (PB Foods) amid speculation the operation could be sold by its owner, Fonterra, to clear the way for a $1.62 billion takeover bid of Aust-ralian diary company National Foods.

SEVERAL possible buyers have emerged for dairy icon Peters & Brownes (PB Foods) amid speculation the operation could be sold by its owner, Fonterra, to clear the way for a $1.62 billion takeover bid of Aust-ralian diary company National Foods.