Rising costs have become an “industrywide epidemic” in the food business, according to Eric Fox, a hedge-fund manager, writing at Investopedia.com. A bit of an overstatement, that. There are still food companies doing well, or at least relatively well. As Barron’s noted last week, “it is all about who’s succeeding in passing along higher commodities costs.” For...
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August 2008
Last month, things looked grim for Chiquita. It issued a forecast that the Associated Press characterized as “bleak.” Sales were flat or falling, costs were rising. The company was having a hard time passing its rising costs along to consumers. A restructuring effort begun last fall had yet to bear much, forgive me, fruit. Bad weather in Central America was nipping into both volume...
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- Anticlimactic End to High Profile Agriprocessors Immigration Raid
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- KFC Winning Chicken War Over El Pollo Loco
- Hershey and Ferrero's Cadbury Interest Unlikely to Push Up Kraft Bid
- FDA Accused of Caving to Industry in Oyster Row
- Agriprocessors Verdict, Pending Immigration Charges, and a Bizarre Response
- Burger King Goes Too Far in Price War
- More on Starbucks Barista Discontent over Pushing Via
- Food Companies Cut Down on Ingredients, If Not Sugar or Fat
- Assault on Salt Inspires New Products and Strategies
- Dairy Industry Attacks Sodas to Defend Chocolate Milk
- Dean Foods Accused of Silk Soy Milk 'Bait and Switch'
- Kraft Battle for Cadbury Takeover Just Beginning
- Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott
- Meat Industry: Meatless Monday Threatens Our Way of Life
- Food, Soda and Candy Bar Companies Unite to Fight Obesity
- Despite Industry Efforts, 'H1N1' Will Never Replace 'Swine Flu'
- New York City Attacks Sugary Soft Drinks with Ad Campaign
- Industry Should Find Alternatives to BPA
- New 90 Calorie Coke Can is Good Business Strategy, If Nothing Else
- No Industry Enthusiasm for PETA's Vegan Proposal
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