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    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 4:30AM 4/04/2011
    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.

    By Julia Scott

    | 1:10PM 3/07/2011
    Get free tomato seeds from Heinz and Red Robin when you share a little info about yourself. If you don't immediately see the offer, it is the first of three scrolling promotions. Enter your name, your child's name, your address, and check the box that says you are 18 or older. Click "Submit" and...

    By Hugh Collins

    | 8:02AM 11/19/2010
    Heinz Co. (HNZ) reported earnings per share from continuing operations of 78 cents for the quarter ended Oct. 27, compared with 76 cents per share a year earlier. Sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 fell 1.2% to $2.61 billion, the company said in a statement. The decline was due to...

    By Gergana Koleva

    | 9:24AM 10/22/2010
    Leading brand name food and beverage companies, including those who make Healthy Choice and Chef Boyardee, have begun phasing out the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) amid growing consumer and regulatory concern about the health risk it poses, a new report says. The report, by...

    By Hugh Collins

    | 8:49AM 9/15/2010
    Investor Nelson Peltz sold 1.6 million shares in H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ), reducing his stake by about one third. He now holds about 1% of the company's shares. Peltz has sold shares worth $75.9 million since Friday, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Sponsored Links In 2006, Peltz successfully fought...

    By Piet Levy

    | 7:30AM 8/30/2010
    All right Money College readers, time to give you a little philosophical lecture on store brands. (Don't worry, this won't be on your final.) On paper, the ideal benefit in buying a store brand is to get a product that tastes just as good, if not better, than the store brand -- while costing you...

    By Tom Taulli

    | 1:25PM 6/22/2010
    While major US private equity operators like the Carlyle Group, KKR and the Blackstone Group (BX) gear up to invest in emerging markets, there are already a variety of locally-based firms that are capitalizing on the opportunities. Take Transpac Industrial Holdings Limited, which is based in...

    By Melly Alazraki

    | 9:10AM 11/24/2009
    Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) reported quarterly results Monday after the bell. There were few surprises, because the company had pre-announced them last week when it acquired 3Com, so the 14% profit rise boosted by China sales and better profit margins was mostly expected. However, H-P also announced it...