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Group recommends Wrigley not overstate gum's benefits

Chicago Tribune | 29 minutes ago

An advertising self-regulatory group announced Thursday it has upheld a decision challenging advertising claims made by Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for its Eclipse gum.... (more)


Boston Beer CEO Roper files trading plan

American City Business Journals | 53 minutes ago

Boston Beer Co. CEO Martin Roper recently entered into a pre-arranged trading plan that will allow him to sell up to 56,000 shares in the maker of Sam Adams beer.... (more)


Peet's Coffee in battle with Vermont roaster for control of Diedrich Coffee

San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 1 hour 35 minutes ago

WATERBURY, Vt. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sweetened its offer for Diedrich Coffee by $2 per share on Tuesday, matching a rival bid from Peet's Coffee & Tea.... (more)


Penn Traffic notice would cut 4,000 jobs

American City Business Journals | 1 hour 35 minutes ago

Penn Traffic Co. has notified the New York state Department of Labor its plan to put more than 4,000 employees out of work as of Feb.... (more)


Bidding war: Green Mountain plays hardball with Peet ??s for Diedrich Coffee

American City Business Journals | 1 hour 35 minutes ago

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. confirmed Tuesday that it is matching a $265 million offer for Diedrich Coffee Inc.... (more)


Hormel 4Q profit rises 50 percent, but sales slip

Yahoo! | 1 hour 49 minutes ago

MILWAUKEE ? Hormel Foods Inc. plans to boost its advertising next year to persuade cash-strapped shoppers to pay extra for its pricier items, like microwave meals, as they keep looking for ways to cut costs in the downturn.... (more)


Green Mountain sweetens bid for Diedrich Coffee

San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 2 hours 27 minutes ago

WATERBURY, Vt.Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sweetened its offer for Diedrich Coffee by $2 per share on Tuesday, matching a rival bid from Peet's Coffee & Tea.... (more)


American Italian Pasta says fourth-quarter profits double on lower sales, expenses

Sun (Baltimore), The | 2 hours 55 minutes ago

American Italian Pasta Co., the nation's largest maker of dry pasta, on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled despite an 8 percent drop in sales.... (more)


Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sweetens bid for Diedrich Coffee, rivaling offer from Peet's -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 2 hours 58 minutes ago

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sweetened its offer for Diedrich Coffee by $2 per share on Tuesday, matching a rival bid from Peet's Coffee & Tea .... (more)


Bi-Lo plan excludes Food Lion deal

American City Business Journals | 2 hours 58 minutes ago

The Bi-Lo supermarket chain has filed a bankruptcy-exit plan that doesn?t include its acquisition by Food Lion.... (more)




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