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Campbell Soup Company Today Reported Its Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results for Fiscal
Sep 9, 2014Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Momentive Specialty Announces Results for The Fourth Quarter and Ended December 31, 2013
May 14, 2014Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. Fourth Quarter 2013 Highlights -Total revenues increased 11% to $1.20 billion primarily reflecting an increase in oilfield, ...
Tags: oilfield, specialty epoxy
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Conagra Foods' Results for The Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Was Reported
Mar 24, 2014ConAgra Foods, Inc., one of North America's leading food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 23, 2014. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.58 as reported for the fiscal third quarter vs. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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DuPont Said Strong Demand for Agricultural Products
Nov 19, 2013The DuPont Co. said strong demand for agricultural products in Latin America offset weak pricing for a key industrial pigment in contributing to an increase in third-quarter earnings. The Wilmington chemical company reported net income of ...
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Kraft Foods Group Expects to File a Near-11% Fall in Revenues for The Last Three Months
Feb 19, 2013Kraft Foods Group today (15 February) said it expected to file a near-11% fall in revenues for the last three months of 2012, with sales down across the US grocery group's businesses. The Oscar Mayer meats firm, which was formed when ...
Tags: Kraft Foods Group, revenues, 2012
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ConAgra Foods Has Reported a Q4 Loss of US$86m After Changes to The Way
Dec 12, 2012US food giant ConAgra Foods has reported a fourth-quarter loss of US$86m after changes to the way its accounts for its pension costs. The company said today (21 June) its new method of accounting for pensions hit its bottom line in the 13 ...
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Kraft Foods Has Booked an Increase in First-Half Profits
Dec 12, 2012Kraft Foods has booked an increase in first-half profits, despite recording a fall in sales, thanks to productivity and price gains. In the six months to the end of June, net profit increased 4.2% to US$1.85bn. Operating profit in the ...
Tags: Kraft Foods, first half profits, fall in sales, food price
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PepsiCo Booked a 5% Drop in Third-Quarter Earnings Today (17 October)
Dec 12, 2012PepsiCo booked a 5% drop in third-quarter earnings today (17 October) as it increased its spending behind flagship brands. The company said earnings totalled US$1.9bn, or $1.21 per share, in the three months to 8 September, down from ...
Tags: PepsiCo, earnings, operating profit
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Givaudan Has Booked an Increase in First-Half Profits
Dec 11, 2012Swiss food ingredients group Givaudan has booked an increase in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, net profit increased 67.5% to CHF201m (US$207.9m). Operating profit amounted to CHF295m, a 27.7% increase on the ...
Tags: food ingredients, flavours, fragrances, net profit
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Grupo Bimbo Saw Its Third-Quarter Earnings Tumble 82%
Dec 10, 2012Grupo Bimbo saw its third-quarter earnings tumble 82% after it incurred a jump in pension costs and charges from the integration of the Sara Lee business the bakery giant acquired in North America. The Mexican company reported net income ...
Tags: Profits, pension costs, net sales
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Nestle's Share Price Increased This Morning as The Kit-Kat Maker Booked an Increase
Aug 13, 2012Nestle's share price increased this morning (9 August) as the Kit-Kat maker booked an increase in first-half profit and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The Swiss food giant reported an 8.9% increase in earnings of CHF5.12bn (US$5.26bn) ...
Tags: food, share price, emerging markets, price rises, cost-cutting, water
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Hershey Has Lifted Its Forecast for Underlying Earnings Today
Jul 27, 2012Hershey has lifted its forecast for underlying earnings today (26 July) after managing to increase prices more than expected in the first half of 2012. The US confectioner said price increases had boosted margins and, with selling, ...
Tags: Hershey, confectioner, increase prices, net price