LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Private equity and trade buyers are lining up bids for Dutch retailer Ahold's 3 billion euro ($3.8 billion) U.S. Foodservice division, British newspaper The Business reported on Sunday.

Reuters - Coca-Cola Co. is likely to promote its president of international operations, Muhtar Kent, to chief operating officer, making him a leading candidate to succeed Chief Executive Neville Isdell, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on Monday.

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 7 Reuters - The difficulties faced by Christian Streiff, the head of Airbus, in pushing his plans for the aircraft maker through the management structure of EADS (EAD.