...revealed new investments in Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. and Starz on Wednesday, and it sold off some of its stake in snack food maker Mondelez International Inc.Berkshire Hathaway also made several other adjustments to its $85 billion U.S. stock...
...Hostess has argued that workers must make concessions as it tries to improve its financial position. The privately-held food maker filed for Chapter 11 protection in January, its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than a decade. Hostess...
...union said they would provide for Spain's banking sector.Among stocks making big moves:? ConAgra Foods, a major food maker whose brands include Hebrew National and Chef Boyardee, gained 2.7 percent. The company's adjusted earnings and sales...
...second-quarter profit rose 3 percent as strong demand and higher prices for its shoes, clothes and gear offset increased costs.Food maker ConAgra Foods' second-quarter net income fell 15 percent, but results beat expectations as the company raised prices...
...Entenmann's baked goods, and McKee Foods, which make Little Debbie snack cakes. It also faces competition from larger food makers like Sara Lee and Kraft Inc.Additionally, Hostess employees are unionized while most of its competitors aren't...
...from any genetically-modified foods if possible. Realistically, it may not be possible to avoid them all as the food makers aren't required to label their foods as genetically modified at the present time. Shop at health food stores whenever...
...companies, become more focused brands."The move surprised industry watchers because Kraft, the nation's largest food maker, had long touted its scale and reach as its strength.Kraft officials said Thursday that after several years of acquisitions...
...that setting legal limits on how much sodium can be added to different foods would take longer than collaborating with food makers on salt-cutting goals."We would be working with them to establish targets," she said. "We absolutely see reducing...
...lawmakers responded to the outbreak by passing legislation that would make Georgia the first state to require that food makers swiftly alert state inspectors if their internal tests show their products are tainted. That proposal is awaiting Gov...
...outbreak. Lawmakers there approved a plan requiring food makers to alert state inspectors within 24 hours if a plant's...say their proposal would enlist more people to monitor food makers -- large and small -- around the state. It would allow...
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