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Ahold Exec: Targets 20% Market Share In Dutch Retail Sector

Wall Street Journal, The | 1 hour 2 minutes ago

Ridderkerk, the Netherlands (Dow Jones)--Food retailer Royal Ahold NV (AH.AE) wants to have a 20% market share in the Dutch retail sector, Chief Operating Officer Dick Boer said Monday.... (more)


Cadbury shares hit new high as takeover talk reaches fever pitch

Guardian (London), The | 1 hour 8 minutes ago

Shares in Cadbury have bubbled up to a record high on the prospect of an auction for the business, which has investors licking their lips but brings yet more uncertainty for the company and its workers.... (more)


Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Kraft

Yahoo! | 1 hour 49 minutes ago

(Reuters) ? U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 up 0.8 to 1 percent.... (more)


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

Yahoo! | 1 hour 51 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)


Cadbury shares jump to a record high on hopes of new bidders

Telegraph (London) | 2 hours 17 minutes ago

Cadbury shares jumped to a new high on hopes that new bidders, including Swiss food giant Nestle, may enter the bidding for the maker of Dairy Milk.... (more)


NCL Calls On FDA To Investigate Misleading Labeling Of New Product

Food Business Review | 4 hours 58 minutes ago

Claims that product contains more sugar than actual fruit and is not made from whole cranberries... (more)


Tyson Foods Names New Chief Executive Officer

Food Business Review | 5 hours 2 minutes ago

Also names new chief operating officer... (more)


Waste not, want not: Companies find uses for leftover animal parts

USA TODAY | 5 hours 12 minutes ago

A growing number of companies are turning their attention to creating renewable products ? such as adhesives and plastics ? from the animal parts that can't be sold on supermarket shelves.... (more)




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