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Campbell soups up profits on cost cutting

Times (London), The | 10 hours 49 minutes ago

Lower costs and marketing expenses helped Campbell Soup to a 17 per cent increase in profits in the first quarter of it financial year despite a small drop in sales.... (more)

Cadbury shares rise on report of Nestle interest

Denver Post, The | 10 hours 52 minutes ago

LONDON - Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC hit their highest level in at least five years Monday on reports that another rival, Switzerland's Nestle SA, may make a takeover bid. ... (more)

Tyson Foods posts 4Q loss

Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The | 10 hours 55 minutes ago

Tyson Foods posts 4Q loss, SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat producer, said Monday a hefty impairment charge in its beef business left it with a loss for the fourth quarter but said its sales rose and its chicken business was profitable for the second straight quarter.... (more)

Nestle Bid Boosts Cadbury Shares

Manufacturing.net | 10 hours 57 minutes ago

LONDON (AP) -- Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC hit their highest level in at least five years Monday on reports that another rival, Switzerland's Nestle SA, may make a takeover bid.... (more)

Peet's Coffee Raises Offer for Diedrich

Wall Street Journal, The | 10 hours 59 minutes ago

Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. raised its offer for Diedrich Coffee Inc. to $32 a share in cash and stock, or $265 million, after rival Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. proposed buying the company for $30 a share.... (more)

Campbell Soup earnings rise as expenses fall

Boston Globe, The | 11 hours ago

CAMDEN, N.J.Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soup maker, said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as lower costs and more efficient supply chain offset the impact of a decline in soup sales.... (more)

St. Pete man charged with video voyeurism after Publix incident

Tampa Tribune (Fla.), The | 11 hours 40 minutes ago

A 53-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested over the weekend on charges he was trying to videotape up women's skirts at a Publix supermarket with a camera attached to his shoe. William Wright, of...... (more)

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