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May 10, 1992
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July 18, 1988
Food
Campbell Soup Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit was off 6% and that it is pulling from national distribution its new line of French Chef refrigerated soups and salads, which had been selling poorly.
May 22, 1987
Business
Food: The No. 1 ice cream maker’s shares drop 14% on news that higher costs of material will hurt profits.
Feb. 15, 2001
Dean Foods Co., the biggest U.S. milk producer, agreed Monday to buy the 87% of Horizon Organic Holding Corp. it doesn’t already own for $216 million in cash to become the largest U.S. organic dairy company.
July 1, 2003
Del Monte Foods Co., the largest U.S. produce canner and distributor, Thursday reported a quarterly profit on lower costs and stronger demand for convenience foods such as single-serve fruit cups, up from a year-ago loss.
Nov. 1, 2002
The company reports its first quarterly decline in more than two years as consumers opt for more healthful snack foods.
Oct. 20, 2003
Hockey
Society: More parents engrossed in youth sports are letting anger escalate into physical outbursts.
July 11, 2000
The firm is poised for more mergers after its successful purchase of Heinz brands. Profit falls 23% on costs.
Dec. 5, 2003
Brokerage Merrill Lynch on Thursday added fuel to speculation that the U.S. food industry is poised for more consolidation, naming cereal and beverage company Quaker Oats (OAT) and pet food giant Ralston Purina (RAL) as prime takeover targets for European shoppers.
May 12, 2000