General Mills has lifted its forecast for underlying annual earnings after reporting a "good" performance in the first half of the US group's financial year. The Green Giant and Old El Paso owner today (19 December) refreshed its guidance ...
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Mindsharp, a SharePoint Training company, will be hosting the 2013 Best Practices Conference. This SharePoint Conference is unique because the focus will be on using SharePoint from the business side of the organization; there will not be ...
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There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
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The How2Recycle label introduced by GreenBlue would soon appear on Yoplait yogurt packs, Orville Redenbacher popcorn and Aveda acne pads as part of a pilot program to reduce consumer confusion and to encourage more recycling. The new ...
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US food giant General Mills said today (27 June) the steepest rise in input costs it has experienced in over 30 years weighed on its full-year earnings. For the 12 months ended 27 May, net profit slid 12.8% to US$1.57bn. Operating ...
General Mills has added to its Betty Crocker bakery mix brand in the US with the launch of a Shake-n-Pour dessert line and cereal-flavoured muffins. The Shake-n-Pour dessert line is available in three variants: Chocolate Brownies, ...
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US canned food firm Seneca Foods has announced it could buy local peer Independent Foods. Seneca Foods said it had signed an MOU "contemplating an acquisition" of the company, which makes branded and own-label canned fruit. Any deal ...
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General Mills has added to its Yoplait yoghurt line-up in the US with the launch of two variants as part of a tie-up with Weight Watchers. Yoplait Light and Yoplait Greek 100, endorsed by Weight Watchers, are available from this month for ...
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Nestle and General Mills have said they will cut the amount of sugar in 20 breakfast cereal products by up to 30%. Cereal Partners Worldwide, the companies' venture to sell products outside North America, said it would lower the sugar ...
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US food giant General Mills is to launch around 40 yoghurt products in the US this year. Yoplait USA has lined up a range of new lines like Yoplait Greek 100, Yoplait Simplait, Yoplait Fruplait, Mountain High All Natural Yogurt, and ...
Food manufacturers including Nestle, Mondelez International and Unilever have announced plans to "harmonise" the way they label the nutritional information for products sold in the EU. Twelve companies, which also include Kellogg, Mars ...
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US food giant General Mills has outlined a number of its global growth plans for its current fiscal year. Company executives yesterday (10 July) discussed plans that the company hopes will fuel growth in the US and beyond at a meeting ...
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Fourteen food industry heavyweights including Nestlé, Kellogg and Mars have pledged to use responsible advertising and marketing to children in Singapore. The Responsible Advertising to Children Pledge is the first of its kind in ...
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General Mills has recalled one day's production of Almond Nature Valley Sweet and Salty Nut granola bars in the US because of a "labelling issue". The company said it has issued the voluntary recall because the product may contain ...
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Food manufacturers including Nestle, Mondelez International and Unilever have announced plans to "harmonise" the way they label the nutritional information for products sold in the EU. Twelve companies, which also include Kellogg, Mars ...