Mondelez sets 17 cent dividend

DEERFIELD - The board of directors of Mondelez International declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share of Class A common stock, Payable on Oct. 14 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 30. The maker of global snacks such as Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates is expected to announce its second quarter 2015 financial results on Thursday. The company made some major moves, acquiring a majority share in Vietnam snack maker Kinh Do. earlier this month and entering into a joint coffee venture with European-based D.E. Master Blenders 1753 to create Jacobs Douwe Egberts.