...Coca-Cola and other iconic companies.He defended the way the pending $23.3 billion takeover of ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Co. was structured.He said he expects Berkshire to own a stake in Heinz forever, and he doesn't see a problem in...
...Warren Buffett, the most closely watched investor in America, is putting his money into ketchup, agreeing to buy H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.3 billion in the richest deal ever in the food industry.For his money, the Oracle of Omaha gets one...
...zero-tolerance policy" for animal abuse or cruelty.Heinz confronts new economic realitiesPORTLAND, ORE. - H.J. Heinz Co.'s second-quarter profit fell yet narrowly beat expectations on an adjusted basis Friday as it focused on fast-growing...
...have a choice: the traditional squeeze play -- or the option to dunk.The new ketchup pack, unveiled Thursday by H.J. Heinz Co., is shaped like a shallow cup. The top can be peeled back for dipping, or the end can be torn off for squeezing...
...pudding. Food companies from Sara Lee Food Corp. to H.J. Heinz Co. are trimming their offerings to focus marketing dollars...eliminated a packaging size of Jimmy Dean sausage. -- H.J. Heinz Co.: Aims to cut product count 15 percent to 20 percent...
...November 2003. Hormel Foods profit fell in third quarter MILWAUKEE --- Rising commodity costs kept weighing on H.J. Heinz Co. and Hormel Foods Corp. in the most recent quarter, even as consumers continued to swallow price increases for...
PITTSBURGH - The apparent election of at least one dissident investor to the H.J. Heinz Co. board has raised questions about how a new director might work with incumbents after a brutal proxy fight that cost the food...
...percent sales increase for construction and forestry machines. One-time gain aids H.J. Heinz profits PITTSBURGH - H.J. Heinz Co., best known for its namesake ketchup brand, on Tuesday reported that its second-quarter earnings edged up 2...
...Foods Co.'s profit tumbled 41 percent in its latest quarter, hit by the cost of integrating brands acquired from H.J. Heinz Co. in late 2002, along with higher commodity costs and marketing expenses. The producer of such brands as Kibbles 'n...
PITTSBURGH -- H.J. Heinz Co., the maker of ketchup and other foods, reported...and New Zealand, the company reported. On the Net: H.J. Heinz Co. at http://www.heinz.com
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