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J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee

Yahoo! | 16 minutes ago

PORTLAND, Ore. ? J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins.... (more)


Nestle may consider a bid for Cadbury-Bloomberg

Reuters | 2 hours 26 minutes ago

ZURICH, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle (NESN.VX) may consider a bid for Britain's Cadbury (CBRY.L) to challenge a hostile 9.9 billion pound bid by Kraft Foods Inc (KFT.N) and a potential move by Hershey (HSY.N), Bloomberg reported on Sunday.... (more)


Valley startups rising up from the graveyard

San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 3 hours 29 minutes ago

When Dave Kellogg arrived at Sequoia Capital on that day in early October 2008, "the last chair in the room was in the front row," he recalled. "My penance for being a little bit late."... (more)


Coke and confiscation

Jerusalem Post, The | 3 hours 36 minutes ago

In a downtown Manhattan courtroom, where the lawyers and clients up front outnumbered the observers seated in the back, where a forgotten Jewish Egyptian victim challenged an omnipresent multibillion-dollar multinational corporation; in a case where history itself was both on trial and being made, the Coca-Cola Company was publicly accused of being criminally enriched following the Nasser regime's Nazi-style expropriation of Jewish property.... (more)


Outta the Box

Chicago Sun-Times | 4 hours 28 minutes ago

Dr. McDougalls Right Foods Chunky Tomato Soup HHHH Suggested retail: $3.29 for 1 (17.3-ounce) container Per 8 ounces: 90 calories, 0 g fat, 440 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrates There are a lot of things Dr. McDougalls tomato soup doesnt have. Its gluten free, certified vegan and has no cholesterol.... (more)


NOVEMBER 21, 2009 Hershey Trustees Back Cadbury Bid

Barron's (subscription required) | 7 hours 3 minutes ago

The charitable trust that controls Hershey Co. is pushing the chocolate giant to launch a rival, $17 billion bid for Cadbury PLC that would be bigger and include more cash than what Kraft Foods Inc. has offered, according to people familiar with the matter.... (more)


The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper

Korea Herald (Seoul), The | 7 hours 11 minutes ago

Nestle SA is weighing options including a possible bid for Cadbury Plc that would challenge Kraft Foods Inc.'s offer and a potential move by Hershey Co., according to two people with knowledge of the matter.... (more)


Will Black Friday be less frenetic this year?

Indianapolis Star, The | 8 hours 19 minutes ago

Some may sleep in, all shopped out on early doorbuster deals... (more)




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