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	<title><![CDATA[$5 footlongs turbocharges Subway]]></title>
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	Stuart Frankel isn't what you'd call a power player in the world of franchising. Five years ago he owned two small Subway sandwich shops at either end of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital. After noticing that sales sagged on weekends, he came up with an idea: He would offer every footlong...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_46/b4155058815908.htm">BusinessWeek</a> - Subway and the Accidental Hero</li>
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	<dc:creator>MSNBC</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:42 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Buffett's Berkshire Net Income Triples]]></title>
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	By Jonathan Stempel and Lilla Zuill NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa) (BRKb) on Friday said third quarter net income tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit. Results...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14064_23-362269.html">Reuters</a> - Berkshire Hathaway's Net Income Triples</li>
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	<dc:creator>Reuters UK</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:51 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Stock Futures Mixed Ahead of Payroll Figures]]></title>
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	(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday as investors braced for the all-important monthly payrolls figures and unemployment rate, due at 8:30 a.m. EST. At 5:43 a.m. EST, futures for the S&P 500 were flat, Dow Jones futures were down 0.11 percent and...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/fNAq5WV1778/idUSTRE5881Q720091106">Reuters</a> - Stock futures tick higher ahead of payrolls data</li>
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	<dc:creator>Reuters</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Restaurant earnings marked by slow sales, cost cuts]]></title>
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	(Nov. 5, 2009) Third-quarter earnings results continued to showcase both bottom-line improvements driven by cost cutting, as well as stalled sales driven by consumers’ reluctance to start spending. Wendy’s and Arby’s followed quick-service players McDonald’s and Burger King into the...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/clMmGS-mFWM/idUSTRE5A42BW20091105">Reuters</a> - CVS Caremark posts higher profit, narrows outlook</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14040_23-361882.html">Reuters</a> - Starbucks Raises Outlook as Turnaround Signs Mount</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~3/QwC2QWXbPvI/article.aspx">Nation's Restaurant News</a> - Papa John’s ups 2009 earnings outlook</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~3/v68R_p7so8Y/article.aspx">Nation's Restaurant News</a> - Rubio’s 3Q profit falls 38%</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/twwE3KgwpXU/idUSTRE5A32PR20091104">Reuters</a> - ADP profit beats estimates as costs decline</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~3/7gUdVF7N9d0/article.aspx">Nation's Restaurant News</a> - Carrols: BK's $1 double cheeseburger set to spark sales</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/-E_QGV7l0wc/idUSTRE5A247720091103">Reuters</a> - Polo profit tops view as demand picks up</li>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:36 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer and Next chiefs see market stabilising]]></title>
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	November 6, 2009 | By George MacDonald, Lisa Berwin Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose intends to trade the business at full price through the Christmas period on the back of improved consumer confidence. His comments came as rival Next signalled a stabilisation of consumer...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://supermarketnews.com/news/delhaize_gain_1106">Supermarket News</a> - Delhaize Sees Q3 Profit Gain, Raises Guidance</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/nZgXtmw__MM/idUSTRE5A448J20091105">Reuters</a> - Thomson Reuters CEO says worst over</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/HbExasVSjXU/idUSTRE5A41WN20091105">Reuters</a> - Thomson Reuters Q3 profit beats forecast</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/lwdsTRbcmE8/idUSTRE5A446Z20091105">Reuters</a> - CORRECTED: Sara Lee raises forecast, shares rise</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-13071_23-361308.html">Reuters</a> - Stock Futures Point to Lower Open For Wall Street Shares</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6506229a-c9f6-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets">Financial Times</a> - European food retailers make gains</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2009/pi2009115_101387.htm">BusinessWeek</a> - Stock Picks: Cisco, CVS, Whole Foods</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/Ud3sCXIQaxc/idUSTRE5A32W820091104">Reuters</a> - Molson Coors higher profit tops view, shares rise</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/01d685d8-c8bc-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beverage">Financial Times</a> - Kraft third-quarter profit beats expectations</li>
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	<dc:creator>Retail Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kellogg's to Discontinue Use of Immunity Claim]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/kelloggs-discontinue-immunity-claim/19240/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	BATTLE CREEK, Mich.  Immunity claims on boxes of Kelloggs Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal will become a thing of the past as current inventories of product are sold. Kellogg's announced its decision earlier this week to discontinue use of the claim. While science shows that...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.thebigmoney.com/click.phdo?i=ff8f760ba074b29d235855bea26e4c8d">The Big Money</a> - Kellogg Drops Immunity Claim</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108692">Just Food</a> - US: Kellogg to ditch immunity statements over H1N1</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/kelloggs-discontinue-immunity-claim/19240/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Supermarket News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Starbucks sees increase in spending, visits]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/starbucks-sees-increase-spending-visits/19246/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	SEATTLE - Starbucks Corp. says more customers visited its coffee shops in the fourth quarter this year than last and spent more money when they did. Chief Financial Officer Troy Alstead says sales in locations open at least a year are recovering, compared with both the third quarter and last...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14040_23-361572.html">Reuters</a> - Starbucks Beats View, Raises Target</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/Hq7cB6a07Jo/idUSTRE5A45WG20091105">Reuters</a> - Starbucks beats view, raises targets</li>
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	<dc:creator>MSNBC</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:04:53 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Global food safety group meets with Chinese envoys]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[
	The safety of food imports, particularly from China, has been on the US agenda in many forms recently, including the current discussion in Congress of a bill to overhaul food safety. Last year’s melamine-tainted milk scandal and trade tensions created by a ban on imports of Chinese poultry have...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2009/144.html?CMP=ILC-rss">Food Processing</a> - Chinese officials examine food safety systems in Minnesota</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/global-food-safety-group-meets/19295/</guid>
	<dc:creator>AP Food Technology</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Retailers Urge Federal Action on ORC]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/retailers-urge-federal-action-orc/19018/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	WASHINGTON  Executives from Safeway, Walgreen, the National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association yesterday urged federal lawmakers to pass legislation making organized retail crime (ORC) a federal crime, and to step up restrictions on online auction sites used to fence...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://supermarketnews.com/news/crime_rings_1103">Supermarket News</a> - NRF Identifies New Products Targeted by Crime Rings</li>
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	<dc:creator>Supermarket News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[7-Eleven Enters Value Wine Biz]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/7-enters-wine-biz/18999/</link>
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	Dear Client:  7-Eleven is entering the robust value wine segment with a new private label chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Yosemite Road is produced by The Wine Group and will sell for about $4 across the US and $5 in Florida due to state taxes. Table wines in the $3-$5 range are a big hit in...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33621771/ns/business-food_inc/">MSNBC</a> - 7-Eleven is getting into the value wine business</li>
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	<dc:creator>Wine & Spirits Daily</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Lychee extract may trim waist fat: Study]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/lychee-extract-trim-waist-fat/19017/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Human volunteers taking a daily supplement of the commercially available lychee extract Oligonol lost about three centimetres in their waist size, as well as a 6 per cent reduction in subcutaneous fat area and a 15 per cent reduction in abdominal (visceral) fat. “In this study, we demonstrated...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://supermarketnews.com/news/self_checkout_1105">Supermarket News</a> - Study Finds Self-Conscious Self-Checkout Users</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i4ac2561838c4675c592bd1b66cdd3919">Progressive Grocer</a> - Brands More Influential than Price in Spurring Purchases: Study</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/lychee-extract-trim-waist-fat/19017/</guid>
	<dc:creator>AP Food Technology</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kraft Says Won't Overpay For Cadbury]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/kraft-wont-overpay-cadbury/18832/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - Kraft Foods Inc (KFT) said it would not overpay for chocolatier Cadbury Plc (CBRY) on Tuesday after disappointing investors by posting weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and cutting its full-year sales forecast. Investors in both companies had hoped...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/CGxV23Ms7Qs/idUSTRE5A25T620091104">Reuters</a> - Kraft says won't overpay for Cadbury as revenue misses</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/kraft-wont-overpay-cadbury/18832/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Reuters UK</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:15:46 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Buffett Buying Burlington Rail]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/buffett-buying-burlington-rail/19069/</link>
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	By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa)(BRKb) will pay $26 billion (16 billion pounds) to buy out Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BNI) in a bet the nation's largest rail company will benefit from a recovering U.S. economy. The deal, announced on...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=8b9c1204cb1f00d1f37f704f443dcd9d">Washington Post</a> - Buffett places big bet with $34 billion railway purchase</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2009/db2009113_313287.htm">BusinessWeek</a> - Sizing Up Buffett's Biggest Bet</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/buffett-buying-burlington-rail/19069/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Reuters UK</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:32:37 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Diversity Forum Honors Food Lion’s Watson]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/diversity-forum-honors-food-watson/18855/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	SALISBURY, N.C.  Eric Watson, vice president of talent acquisition and the office of diversity and inclusion at Food Lion here, was presented with the first-ever Diversity Champion Award by The Diversity Forum, a Charlotte, N.C.-based group. The Diversity Champion Award recognizes an individual...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i4ac2561838c4675c8f95bd1ac181822c">Progressive Grocer</a> - Food Lion, Giant Execs Honored for Diversity Efforts</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/diversity-forum-honors-food-watson/18855/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Supermarket News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[INSTANT VIEW: Kraft Rev Misses, Cites Cadbury Deal Criteria]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/instant-view-kraft-rev-misses/18817/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Kraft Foods Inc (KFT) posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, but saw revenue fall short of Wall Street forecasts, just days before it is due to put down a formal bid for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc (CBRY). Kraft outlined its criteria for formalizing...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/AYwGPrPxbaA/idUSTRE5A25T620091103">Reuters</a> - Kraft says won't overpay for Cadbury as rev misses</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14040_23-360290.html">Reuters UK</a> - Kraft Revenue Misses, Cites Cadbury Deal</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/instant-view-kraft-rev-misses/18817/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Reuters UK</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:17:36 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Expect Some On-premise Relief in 2010]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/expect-premise-relief-2010/18799/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Dear Client:  With 2009 almost over, people are wondering if 2010 will prove better or worse for the alcohol beverage industry. Consulting firm Technomic doesnâ??t expect to see growth in alcohol sales at the on-premise until 2011, although they believe 2010 will be a little improved. Technomic...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://supermarketnews.com/news/online_wine_1104">Supermarket News</a> - D&W Offers Online Wine Service</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=98940">Just Drinks</a> - CHINA: Tsingtao Brewery profits jump</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/lager-heads/anheuser-busch/2009/11/remembering-henry-herbst-historian-and-friend-of-st-louis/">St. Louis Today</a> - Remembering Henry Herbst, historian and friend of St. Louis</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/expect-premise-relief-2010/18799/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Wine & Spirits Daily</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:46:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ovaltine revival lifts ABF sales]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/ovaltine-revival-lifts-abf-sales/18837/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	A growing taste for Ovaltine in Brazil, combined with the fast expansion of Primark stores, has boosted sales at Associated British Foods, mitigating the effects of the group’s ill-timed entry into vegetable oil futures at the top of the market earlier this year. For the full-year ending in...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4fc22c1e-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffood-beverage">Financial Times</a> - ABF remains cautious as it eyes 400 job cuts</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/ovaltine-revival-lifts-abf-sales/18837/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:32:46 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kraft Results Could Make a Cadbury Case]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/kraft-results-cadbury/18780/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - Kraft Foods Inc (KFT) will need to show progress in cutting costs and improving organic revenue when it reports earnings on Tuesday, in a bid to convince Cadbury (CBRY) shareholders it is a viable deal partner. Lower commodity prices and cost controls helped...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14040_23-360288.html">Reuters</a> - Kraft Revenue Misses, Cites Cadbury Deal Criteria</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14040_23-360246.html">Reuters</a> - Kraft Profit Beats Expectations, Cadbury Bid Awaited</li>
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	<dc:creator>Reuters UK</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:30:31 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Sprouts Joins EPA’s GreenChill Program]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/sprouts-joins-greenchill-program/18589/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	PHOENIX  Sprouts Farmers Market here has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership and voluntarily committed to reducing refrigerant emissions. Sprouts Farmers Market shares the EPAs commitment in decreasing refrigerant emissions...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPDNews/~3/34KTIuFt2eQ/sprouts-commits-to-reducing-refrigerant-emissions.aspx">Food Product Design</a> - Sprouts Commits to Reducing Refrigerant Emissions</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/sprouts-joins-greenchill-program/18589/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Supermarket News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Earnings Rebound for Publix in Q3]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/food/news-analysis/earnings-rebound-publix-q3/18618/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	LAKELAND, Fla.  Publix Super Markets saw earnings rebound in the third quarter despite flat sales and falling comparable-store sales results. The retailer here on Monday reported quarterly earnings of $254.9 million on sales of $5.8 billion for the period ending Sept. 30. Earnings increased...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i8161b51e045b5cf6d0d70312feba3c94">Progressive Grocer</a> - Q3 Comps Down, Net Earnings Up at Publix</li>
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