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Smithfield and Continental Grain continue to butt heads
Daily PressA large Smithfield Foods shareholder made the case Thursday that the Isle of Wight County pork giant needs to trim down and focus more squarely on its profitable packaged meats business, setting the table for a proxy war at the company's next annual...Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Prices, Buyback, Companies and Corporations
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Hawaii: Waikiki Spam Jam pays homage to an island favorite
Spam, beloved among Hawaiians, will be celebrated April 27 during Waikiki Spam Jam, one of Honolulu’s biggest annual street festivals. Spam merchandise (such as T-shirts) will be sold, but the biggest draw is Spam itself. A dozen Honolulu...
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AG BUSINESS BRIEFS
U of M Sielhl Prize winners announced ST. PAUL, Minn. - An expert in wheat diseases, a food company executive and a pair of entrepreneurs have won the University of Minnesota's Siehl Prize in Agriculture. This year's recipients include: n University...Tags: Laws, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Entertainment, Energy Resources, Tom Vilsack
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Bills would require labels on genetically engineered food in Minnesota
Minnesota could become the next battleground in the fight over mandatory labels for genetically modified food. Bills were introduced on Feb. 28 in the Minnesota Legislature that would require food manufacturers to label their products to indicate...Tags: John Marty, Consumers, Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Lunch meat maker Hormel orders up Skippy sandwich
NEW YORK (AP) - Hormel Foods apparently has a hankering for a peanut butter and bacon sandwich. The company primarily known for Spam and other cured, smoked and deli meats said on Jan. 3 that it's buying Skippy, the country's No. 2 peanut butter brand, in...Tags: Butter, Peanuts, Sandwiches, Lifestyle and Leisure, China
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Stocks sink as Congress heads for another showdown
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market pulled back slightly Thursday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average posted its strongest gain in more than a year. Retailers reported mixed sales and the prospect of a new budget battle in Congress helped...
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Spam maker Hormel to buy Skippy peanut butter from Unilever
Lunch meat purveyor Hormel Foods is making a run at the supermarket's middle aisles, buying the Skippy peanut butter brand for about $700 million. The Austin, Minn., company, also known for its Spam canned ham, is acquiring Skippy from Unilever's U.S....
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Hitchcock-Tulare meats team wins silver emblem
INDIANAPOLIS - Members of the Hitchcock-Tulare FFA Chapter in South Dakota were one of 42 teams participating in the National FFA Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 85th National...Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
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Area FFA teams participate in Rally to Fight Hunger
More than 9,500 FFA members, advisers and guests took part in the FFA Rally to Fight Hunger, which was Oct. 24 to 26, in Indianapolis. One million meals were packaged in 20 hours, with half of the meals staying in the Indianapolis area and half going...Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, U.S. Department of Education
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Hormel donates food to hurricane victims
Hormel Foods Corp. is reaching out to Hurricane Sandy victims. The Austin-based company announced on Nov. 2 a donation of four semi-trailer loads of product, including two semi-trailers of Hormel Compleats microwave meals -- which is about 110,400 meals...Tags: Human Interest, Feeding America, Charity, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Administaff Inc.; Brown & Brown Inc.; Cephalon Inc.; Charles River Laboratories International Inc.; General Growth Properties Inc.; Hub Group Inc.; Loews Corp.; Mercury General Corp.; Priceline.com Inc.; Yum Brands Inc. Tuesday: --...Tags: Agilent Technologies Incorporated, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Visteon Corp., Daimler AG
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Bon Appetit cafes to forgo pigs housed in cramped cages
Animal rights activists are winning ever more concessions from major companies on the issue of cramped cages for pigs -- this time from cafe company Bon Appetit Management.
Bon Appetit, which operates more than 400 cafes in 31 states -- including on...Tags: Smithfield, Companies and Corporations, University of Pennsylvania, Economy, Business and Finance, The Getty
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