Corporate Operations: Page 349


  • Soggy cereal sales hurt Kellogg, Post earnings

    Both of the cereal giants disappointed Wall Street yesterday as they reported softening sales.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 7, 2014
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    Mrs. Freshley's adds cinnamon to Coffee Cakes range

    Is it just us, or is cinnamon seeing a pumpkin-like rise in popularity?

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2014
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    How AI is transforming the food and beverage industry

    Companies are leaning on the technology across nearly all parts of their operations, from marketing to product design.

    By Food Dive staff
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    Missouri official fights California egg law

    Missouri's attorney general is angry about a law in California aimed at reducing animal cruelty in egg production.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 6, 2014
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    Russians block Chobani yogurt shipments to U.S. athletes

    At issue are Russia's rules on dairy imports.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 6, 2014
  • A-B InBev buys craft brewer Blue Point

    The purchase gives A-B InBev a bigger stake in the growing market for craft beers.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 6, 2014
  • Trader Joe's shops for distribution center in Florida

    The fast-growing supermarket chain needs warehousing space to fuel growth in the Sunshine State.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 5, 2014
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    ADM's failed purchase of GrainCorp slashes earnings 27%

    The biggest gains for the agribusiness giant came in corn processing, where earnings skyrocketed.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 5, 2014
  • Global cattle supply, prices reeling from weather extremes

    Cold, drought, heat — everything that can go wrong with the weather has gone wrong in the world's cattle-producing areas.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 5, 2014
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    Krispy Kreme RTD iced coffees coming to Walmart

    Can the doughnut maker grab a piece of Starbucks' retail product market share?

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2014
  • California's mandarin crop devastated by December cold

    More than 40% of the state's mandarins were lost in the cold snap, officials said.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 4, 2014
  • Suspect pleads innocent in plot to ship stolen GMO seeds to China

    Five other men from China also face charges in the alleged conspiracy.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 4, 2014
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    Nestle sells PowerBar, Musashi to Post

    The move comes as the world's largest food company continues to unload brands.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 4, 2014
  • Hemp cultivation legalized by U.S. House of Representatives

    The plant is used in food and beverage products ranged from granola bars to cooking oils.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2014
  • Three Floyds planning $7.5M brewery expansion

    The popular microbrewery's plans are dependent upon an expected five-year tax abatement from the town of Munster, Ind.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2014
  • Yogurt wars and child slavery: The week's most read food news

    Did you hear about how PepsiCo's CEO calls employees' moms?

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
  • Rail slowdown hampers American Crystal Sugar production

    The frigid weather conditions of recent weeks have led the cooperative to cut output at a handful of plants until rail service catches up.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
  • Kraft introduces orange pineapple Tang

    The first new flavor available since the product's launch in 1959 will receive no marketing push.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
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    Cargill to idle N.C. soymeal plant

    Record crops from South America are driving U.S. demand down.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
  • Horse meat returns: Mislabeled beef found in Netherlands

    The latest case occurs just one year after the previous scandal grabbed headlines, and amid criticism that the EU isn't doing enough to prevent such incidents.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 30, 2014
  • SodaStream teams with Welch's for new flavors

    The deal comes just days after SodaStream learned its newest ad would not be allowed to air during the Super Bowl.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 30, 2014
  • A-B InBev's debt financing raises eyebrows

    The decision to borrow the $5.8 billion it will pay for Oriental Brewery makes it hard to imagine another large merger for A-B InBev.  

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 30, 2014
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    House passes Farm Bill, setting stage for change in American food

    The House action ends a two-year delay, and sets the stage for a different agriculture and food industry.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 30, 2014
  • Could a food-borne pathogen trigger multiple sclerosis?

    New research shows that a strain of Clostridium perfringens may be an environmental trigger for multiple sclerosis.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 29, 2014
  • PepsiCo CEO's unusual management technique: calling employees' parents

     Indra Nooyi tells a crowd at Davos that her connections to moms have made the difference at crucial moments.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 29, 2014
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    Jensen Farms brothers receive probation in fatal listeria outbreak case

    The 2011 outbreak killed 33 and caused one miscarriage.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2014