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Powell replaces Sanger at General Mills
Minneapolis-based General Mills Inc. promoted its president/COO Kendall Powell to succeed longtime CEO Steve Sanger.
General Mills sells Pop Secret brand for $190 million
General Mills Inc. is selling its Pop Secret microwave popcorn business to Diamond Foods Inc. for about $190 million cash.
More worries about food versus fuel; Tyson CEO speaks
As debate began on the 2007 Farm Bill, Dick Bond, Tyson Foods Inc.’s president and CEO, warned that boosting U.S. ethanol production would mean higher food prices,...
U.S. food price rise to be largest in 18 years: USDA
U.S. food prices will rise by 5 percent this year, the largest increase since 1990 and propelled by sharply higher prices for bread, cookies and other bakery...
Sunset Brands completes U.S. Mills acquisition
Los Angeles-based Sunset Brands, Inc. has gobbled up U.S. Mills, Inc., a Needham, Mass.-based marketer of natural, organic and specialty ready-to-eat cereals, hot...
General Mills to close two plants, cut 500 jobs
General Mills Inc. is cutting 581 jobs as it closes two plants that the company had taken over in its 2001 acquisition of Pillsbury.
ConAgra to Sell Commodity Trading Business for $2.1 Billion
ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its commodity trading and merchandising operations conducted by ConAgra Trade Group to the...
Kraft to cut another 8,000 jobs, close 20 more plants
On Jan. 30, Kraft said sluggish sales and rising commodity costs would force it to cut another 8,000 jobs "at all levels of the organization" and close 20 more...
General Mills Sees Wealth via Health
When Susan Crockett started pushing colleagues at General Mills Inc. to use more whole grains eight years ago, she was repeatedly shot down. Under pressure from...
Organic food sales feel the bite from sluggish economy
Higher food and gas prices are impacting growth rates for organic and natural food makers.
