Food Companies

PepsiCo To Cut 8700 Jobs Despite Higher Revenue

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 04.10.2012

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NEW YORK — PepsiCo is trying to put some fizz back into its business. The food and drinks maker announced a restructuring on Thursday that inclu...

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Are Increased Food Prices at Odds With Increasing Innovation?

Phil Lempert | Posted 04.04.2012

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Phil Lempert

Innovation is key to growth for food companies, and adds excitement and many benefits for the purchasers of these products. However, I question whether repurposing funds is the way to go.

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3 More Pepsi Brands Join $1 Billion Club

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

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PepsiCo $1 Billion Club Gets 3 New Members: Mountain Dew, Brisk, Starbucks

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How The Food Industry Controls School Meals

Posted 02.04.2012

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In a biting piece in The New York Times Sunday, investigative reporter Lucy Komisar offers an in-depth look at how the food industry -- and its comple...

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Pizza As A Vegetable? Thanks, But No Thanks!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 01.28.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

Good health is perennially on the list of reasons any family has to be thankful, and food is among the most potent of influences on health. The differential effects of pizza and a mixed green salad on health don't change just because politicians play around with the lexicon.

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Thomas' English Muffins Sues To Keep 'Nooks & Crannies' From Hostess

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — Chris Botticella knows the secret to those "nooks and crannies" in Thomas' English Muffins – the way they cradle butter and...

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PETA Stock: Animal-Rights Group Now Owns Shares In 80 Companies

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | Posted 05.25.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa — An animal-rights group known for sending out scantily clad demonstrators to protest fur and other provocative stunts has gain...

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Obesity Initiative Sends Food Companies Scrambling

Marion Nestle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marion Nestle

Food companies wanting to do something to prevent childhood obesity are in a bind. Preventing obesity means staying active, eating real, not processed...

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