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My Company Does What?! How Conglomerates Make Strange Bedfellows
1:00PM 10/31/2011
For most of the past decade, buying Oreos or Trident gum for your kids meant sending money to the Marlboro Man. Those brands have gone their separate ways, but there are still many odd matches in the wild world of conglomerates, where companies own siblings that don't really look like one another.
Kraft Recalls Velveeta Shells & Cheese
2:40PM 9/30/2011
Kraft Foods is recalling about 137,000 cases of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Microwaveable Cups because they might be tainted with wire-bristle pieces, the company announced Friday. The company said it has received no reports of injuries or complaints, and that it was voluntarily issuing the recall to be on the safe side.
Why the Kraft Split Makes Sense
12:45PM 8/05/2011
By Jonathan Berr, The Motley Fool
Investing, Kraft Foods, Stocks in the News, Streetwise, Investment
Kraft split into two, spinning off its North American grocery business from its faster-growing international snacks business Friday. Here's what the move means for shareholders, and why it makes sense.
Kraft Plans to Split Into Two Companies
7:38AM 8/04/2011
Kraft Foods announced Thursday plans to split into two publicly traded companies, with one concentrating on snacks while the other focuses on the North American grocery business.
U.S. Companies Shrink Packages as Food Prices Rise
4:30AM 4/04/2011
Company News, Earnings, HJ Heinz Company, Kraft Foods, Pepsico, Hershey, Procter & Gamble, Retail, Market News
As food prices continue to rise, many food companies are shrinking packages instead of raising item prices. But don't be fooled: You're definitely paying more for less.
Corporate Bond Sales Surpass $3 Trillion on Low Yields
2:00PM 12/30/2010
JP Morgan Chase, Ford Motor Co, General Electric , Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Berkshire Hathaway, Wal-Mart Stores
Corporate bond sales worldwide totaled $3.19 trillion this year, as companies took advantage of the lowest yields on record.
Why the Starbucks-Kraft Dispute Likely Comes Down to Instant Coffee
10:30PM 11/28/2010
Since 1998, Starbucks has contracted with Kraft Foods to distribute its bagged coffee through grocery stores. In letters released to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, Kraft fired yet another salvo in its bid to hold together this deal, which Starbucks now wants to undo.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was questioned earlier in the year by U.S. regulators on why the holding company didn't write down $1.86 billion in losses largely from its investments in Kraft Foods Inc. and U.S. Bancorp during the second quarter.
The citizens of Red State America are hopping mad, and they're doing something about it: buying magazines. Titles for gun lovers, hunters, conservatives and Nascar fans were among the fastest-growing publications in the first half of 2010.
Kraft Foods isn't holding back when it comes to its new line of mayonnaise. The food giant kicked off a multi-million dollar marketing campaign for its Sandwich Shop Mayo brand during one of the most expensive commercial spots on TV: last night's finale of American Idol.
While the new products,...
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