Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:06 AM EST
Workers at Butterball's turkey-tips hot line are used to oddball situations:
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Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:42 AM EST
Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:19 PM EST
Hormel Foods Corp. reports results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:15 PM EST
Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat producer, is scheduled to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Monday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:30 PM EST
Shoppers face a dizzying array of offers of help in the form of new Web sites, services and mobile phone applications as they set out for their holiday shopping this year.
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:54 PM EST
Coca-Cola Co. is unveiling new packaging for half of its worldwide juice volume that borrows from staple brand Minute Maid to create a more uniform look highlighting fruit and nature to appeal to consumers worldwide focusing more on health.
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:32 PM EST
Coca-Cola Co. seeks to double its business in the next decade as it caters to the expected billion people worldwide who will join the middle class by 2020.
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Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:05 PM EST
American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on the lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics.
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Mon Nov 9, 2009 2:38 PM EST
Kraft Foods has gone hostile in its bid to buy Cadbury but didn't sweeten its first bid, drawing an immediate rejection from the British candy maker in what is likely to be a lengthy takeover struggle.
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Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:01 AM EST
The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.
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Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:37 PM EST
A judge has tossed out a decision — for now at least — that could have cost PepsiCo Inc. $1.26 billion after the soft drink maker didn't respond to a lawsuit claiming it stole the idea for bottled water.
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Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:30 PM EDT
How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the nation's biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:44 PM EDT
PepsiCo Inc. has removed the iPhone application that promised to help men "score" with different types of women about a week after it was criticized for stereotyping.
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Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:11 PM EDT
Companies that ship coal, chemicals, soft drinks and purses to emerging markets like India and China appear to be snapping out of the recession faster than those that are closely tied to the U.S. and Europe.
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Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT
General Motors Co. is looking for an advertising firm for its Cadillac division — a bright spot for the company — but its incumbent agency won't be among the candidates.
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Tue Oct 6, 2009 11:55 AM EDT
Soft drink and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:24 PM EDT
When it comes to businessmen as pitchmen, not everybody can be Lee Iacocca.
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:01 PM EDT
Consumers lost trust in brands this year as the recession deepened, according to an industry report released Thursday, although longtime staples Coca-Cola and IBM retained their spots as the world's two most valuable brands.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:10 PM EDT
A Brazilian meat conglomerate could leap ahead of American meat producer Tyson Foods Inc. to become the world's largest meat company with two deals announced Wednesday that would expand its interests in beef, dairy and chicken.
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:41 PM EDT
China and the U.S. are bickering over tariffs on tires and exports of chicken.
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Tue Sep 8, 2009 1:04 PM EDT
Grocery shoppers are finally seeing some reprieve from last year's steep price increases.
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:55 PM EDT
If you missed your chance to get cash for your clunker, you may soon have another shot at getting government money for going green. Just step out of the garage and into the kitchen.
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Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:16 PM EDT
It was a race to the finish for dealers and customers alike as the government's Cash for Clunkers program headed into its final lap on Monday.
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Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:07 PM EDT
What we're buying — and not buying — says a lot about how consumers are feeling these days.
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:53 AM EDT
Discount retail operator TJX Cos. reports results for the second quarter on Tuesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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