Net profit reaches $3.1m Operating profit climbs to $5.15m Net sales grow 14.9% US frozen-food firm Overhill Farms has recorded what it says is a "substantial" increase in full-year profit and sales, despite a "challenging" economic ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Kroger, Alpha Baking and Grupo Bimbo are seeking to acquire the assets that are being divested by Hostess Brands, the bankrupt producer of bakery products. The auction has attracted about 24 bidders. While some bidders ...
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US retailers Wal-Mart Storesand Kroger are understood to be one of a number of bidders for the assets of US baker and Twinkies owner Hostess Brands. Hostess last month received court permission to wind down its business and sell ...
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US retailer Kroger will stop selling fresh sprouts today (22 October) over concerns that the vegetable represents a food safety risk. According to Payton Pruett, Kroger's vice president of food safety, the decision was based on the ...
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US retailer Kroger has increased its full-year profit forecast after reporting a rise in third-quarter earnings. In the three-month period ended 3 November, earnings climbed to US$316.5m from $195.9m a year earlier, which included a ...
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The Kroger, a grocery chain in the US, is recalling French Vanilla Ice Cream, which was sold in 11 states across the US, as the product may contain pecans not listed on the label. People who are allergic to pecans can experience serious ...
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Almost seven years since Tesco first announced its plan to enter the US, the UK retailer has today (5 December) said it is "likely" to quit the market. Tesco said it would take too long for its Fresh & Easy chain to reach the "scale and ...
Extend Nutrition, a US-based diabetes nutrition products manufacturer, is expanding distribution of its Peanut Butter Chocolate and Chocolate Extend Bars to more than 10,000 Walmart, CVS and Kmart stores across the country. The move ...
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Metro Nashville Coca-Cola and Kroger have collaborated for a new green initiative, Recycle & Win, which has been designed to increase recycling rates. For the program's implementation in the Nashville market, Coca-Cola and Kroger have ...
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US-based producer and marketer of fruit and fresh vegetables Dole Food is recalling 1,077 cases of bagged salads across six states in the US,due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated after a ...
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Talenti Gelato, an ice cream producer based in Minnesota, US, has bought a former Kroger ice cream production plant in Marietta, Georgia, creating 100 new jobs. Talenti currently manufactures its products at its plant in Dallas, Texas. It ...
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American retailer Kroger has decided that it will no longer sell sprouts due to its potential food safety risk and to protect the consumers from food-borne illnesses. The supply of sprouts into distribution centers and stores will be ...
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Pineland Farms Creamery,a dairy firm based in Maine,US,has announced that its natural cheese will be available at nearly 500 Kroger shops across the US. The product will be available in both Kroger Specialty Cheese shops and the Murray's ...
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Crown Prince Seafood has launched improved line of pouch-packed sardines. Packed in eco-friendly, the sardines will be available in four different varieties, the company said. The four varieties include Lightly Smoked - in Soy Bean Oil; ...
US retailer Kroger has raised its full-year earnings guidance after booking an increase in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, earnings climbed to US$718.4m from $713.1m a year earlier, the company reported today (7 ...
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