EMILY FREDRIX

AP Food Industry Writer
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At turkey boot camp, no need for a scrub brush

Workers at Butterball's turkey-tips hot line are used to oddball situations:

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Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q

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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Earnings Preview: Hormel Foods Corp.

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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Earnings Preview: Tyson Foods Inc.

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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Smart Spending: Online help for holiday shopping

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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Coca-Cola to change half of juice packaging

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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Coca-Cola eyes emerging middle class for growth

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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Rich buying again, but middle class still hurting

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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Kraft's $16.4B Cadbury bid starts takeover tussle

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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Industry pushes chocolate milk in schools

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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Judge vacates $1.26B ruling against PepsiCo

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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Big brewers battle it out in calorie-cutting

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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PepsiCo removes iPhone app under criticism

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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Quicker rebound for exporters to China, India

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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Cadillac looking for new advertising agency

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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Earnings Preview: PepsiCo Inc.

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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GM's Whitacre no Iacocca, ad world says

When it comes to businessmen as pitchmen, not everybody can be Lee Iacocca.

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World's 2 most valuable brands: Coca-Cola, IBM

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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Brazil beef producer to be world's largest meat co

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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Meltdown 101: China-US trade spat and tire prices

China and the U.S. are bickering over tariffs on tires and exports of chicken.

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Grocery aisle relief as food prices fall

Grocery shoppers are finally seeing some reprieve from last year's steep price increases.

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Meltdown 101: Government cash for green appliances

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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Cash for Clunkers program heads into final day

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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Meltdown 101: What are people buying now?

What we're buying — and not buying — says a lot about how consumers are feeling these days.

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Earnings Preview-TJX Cos.

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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