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KAPOW Kids and the Power of Work
ConAgra Foods Inc. in Marion has partnered with Cardington Intermediate School to participate in KAPOW , a program designed to teach children about work and how the things they're learning in the classroom will ...
Port grain terminals under new owners
The longtime Peavey Co. grain terminals at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa are operating under new ownership but keeping the same name locally, according to reports.
Spicy Times Ahead for Food Stocks
In last week's fourth-quarter earnings report, General Mills reported a 13.4% increase in net sales, with pricing and product mix contributing 8 points toward revenue growth.
ConAgra seeks OK for benefits in captive
ConAgra Foods Inc. has asked the Labor Department for permission to fund employee benefit risks through its Arizona-domiciled captive.
ConAgra Foods Initiates $900 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
Omaha, NE- ConAgra Foods, Inc ., one of North America's leading packaged food companies, initiated July 1 an accelerated share repurchase program under which the company will spend $900 million to repurchase ...
ConAgra Foods, Inc. F4Q08 Earnings Call Transcript
Davenport & Co. of Virginia, Inc. Robert Moskow - Credit Suisse Chris Growe - Stifel Nicolaus [Tom Trucillo] - Banc of America Securities Andrew Lazar - Lehman Brothers David Driscoll - Citi Investments ...
General Mills expected to post Q4 profit gain; ConAgra a profit decline
Food giants General Mills Inc. and ConAgra Foods Inc. are scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings this week.
Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
Kroger Co. said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings rose to $386.0 million, or 58 cents a share, from the year-earlier $336.6 million, or 47 cents a share, which included 2 cents of labor-related charges.
Movers: UBS, UPS, Kodak, ComScore, Kroger, ConAgra, Dow Chemical
UBS AG is up 1.07 to 21.67 after Dow Jones wires report says that UBS is higher on market talk that HSBC could bid up to $80 billion to take over the Swiss bank.
Chef Boyardee, Hunt's Boost ConAgra
ConAgra Foods saw its revenues rise 4.8% for its most recent quarter versus a year ago, but its stock fell 3% as the forecast for the coming fiscal year trailed analysts' projections.
ConAgra sees higher-than-expected quarterly profit
ConAgra Foods Inc said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings would be higher than expected, boosted by results at its trading and merchandising unit, whose sale was completed after the quarter ended.
ConAgra completes trading, merchandising unit sale
ConAgra Foods, Inc. has completed the sale of its commodity trading and merchandising operations conducted by ConAgra Trade Group.
Brand Examples of Social Media Marketing
Interesting article in the Chicago Tribune about how big brands are using social media.
ConAgra Foods, Proctor & Gamble enter new licensing and capabilities deal
ConAgra Foods Inc. and The Proctor & Gamble Co. entered a new licensing and capabilities agreement, the companies said late Thursday.
Smucker Profits Need A Jolt From Folger's
Peanut butter-and-jelly maker J.M. Smucker is hoping the coffee is brewed strongly enough at Folger's to help offset the rising commodities prices that have been spreading its profits thin.
3 Top PowerRatings Food Stocks for Investors: K, CAG, GIS
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That's Charlie Munger's opinion of academic Jeremy Siegel. But we'll soon get to see just how demented the Wizard of Wharton actually is.
Colorado's first case of tomato linked salmonella
Consumers who have recently eaten raw tomatoes or foods containing raw tomatoes and are experiencing any of these symptoms should contact their health care provider.
Food's next billion-dollar brand?
Success has followed Steve Hughes wherever he has roamed in the food industry the past two decades.
One trip to the grocery store and you know something's gone amiss. What with the rationing of rice and rising food prices, putting dinner on the table can be somewhat stressful.