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		<title>(KFT) Investing in Emerging Market Multinationals</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/03/kft-investing-in-emerging-market-multinationals/91198</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a student in Tokyo, I played on a talented U.S. Embassy basketball team full of Marine embassy guards. While we were mowing down every opponent, I noticed that the Japanese referees tried very hard to even things out by calling fouls on us every chance they got. For example, a blocked shot was always a foul. This is called home-court advantage. American multinational executives, trying to grow in emerging markets like India, must feel just like we did, as regulators do everything possible to keep them off balance by favoring domestic companies. This is just one reason you should invest in emerging market multinational stocks. I call these stocks “boom chips.” The best way to describe a boom chip is to contrast it with, what is in many ways ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Trims Jobs &#8211; Projects Profits</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/30/kft-kraft-foods-trims-jobs-projects-profits/90473</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConAgra Foods Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) moves ahead with its spin-off plan, the company plans to slash the jobs of about 1,600 employees in North America in the year 2012. According to Kraft, the move was imperative for the smooth running of its businesses. The company also projects higher profits than its earlier forecast for the fiscal year 2011. Kraft had planned to spin-off its North American grocery business and split itself into two independent public companies in August 2011; a global snacks business and North American grocery business. It stated its intent to split into a high-growth global snacks business with estimated revenue of $32 billion and a high-margin North American grocery business with estimated revenue of $16 billion. Global snacks will henceforth consist of the current Kraft Foods Europe ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Sees Lobbying Charges Shrink</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/27/kft-kraft-foods-sees-lobbying-charges-shrink/89251</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) reported that it spent $640,000 during the third quarter 2011 on issues related to transportation, agriculture, trade and other matters. The lobbying charges shrunk 1.5% from $650,000 spent during the third quarter of 2010 and 12.3% from $730,000 spent in the second quarter of 2011. According to the filing with the House clerk&#8217;s office, Kraft lobbied Congress, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the White House, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies from July through September. As a major food producer in the United States, Kraft’s business is affected by agriculture policy, trade policy, and other government activity and regulations. Kraft spent a lot of money on the issues such as marketing to children. Kraft and other peer companies have adopted voluntary compliance with advertising ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Earnings Beat &#8211; Raises Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/kft-kraft-foods-earnings-beat-raises-outlook/86446</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) posted third quarter 2011 operating EPS of 58 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents by 3.6%. It also went up 23.4% from 47 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. Management credited the benefits of increased investments in marketing and innovation, effective advertising and focus on End-to-End Cost Management for strong results in the quarter. Operating gains, favorable foreign currency and discrete tax items also contributed to the profit. Including the Integration Program costs of 6 cents per share, reported earnings were 52 cents per share in the current quarter. The prior-year quarter includes the Integration Program costs of 5 cents and acquisition-related benefits of 1 cent per share, which resulted in the reported earnings of 43 cents per share. Following the ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Cuts Coffee Prices by 6%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/14/kft-kraft-foods-cuts-coffee-prices-by-6/81992</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) has cut down the prices of its flagship coffee brand Maxwell House by roughly 6% in the US, effective immediately, driven by a decline in the prices of coffee beans. Accordingly, the price slit converts to 20 cents per pound on roast and ground coffees and 2 cents per ounce on instant coffees, while Kraft covers its Maxwell House and Yuban brands, excluding Gevalia, Tassimo and the Maxwell House International line of specialty soluble beverages. Kraft is following its rival company, The J M Smucker Co. (SJM) in lowering the coffee prices, which had dropped its list prices by about 6% on August 16 for most of its brands, including Dunkin&#8217; Donuts, Folgers and Folgers Gourmet Selections lines. The attempt to lower coffee prices by Smucker ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Minor stake Aquired by Trian Fund Management</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/kft-kraft-minor-stake-aquired-by-trian-fund-management/77971</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the SEC filing, the billionaire investor Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund &#8211; Trian Fund Management has acquired 12.2 million shares of Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) for $381.9 million during the first quarter of 2011. Trian is based in New York and its stake of 12.2 million shares represents about 0.7% of shares outstanding. Kraft has 1.7 billion shares outstanding. Further, Trian is currently the largest shareholder of Wendy&#8217;s/Arby&#8217;s Group Inc., and also owns stakes in Tiffany &#38; Co. (TIF), CBS Corporation (CBS), Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) and Peet&#8217;s Coffee &#38; Tea Inc. (PEET). Besides Trian, Warren Buffett&#8217;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK) owns about a 6% stake in Kraft. Peltz had also acquired a 3% stake in Kraft earlier in 2007 and enforced significant changes in the company. Kraft ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Soaring Food Prices: Worst Yet to Come</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/kft-soaring-food-prices-worst-yet-to-come/69456</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months, consumers in America are witnessing higher prices for their daily food items. The concern is that this inflationary situation may only get worse in the days to come. The Department of Labor Statistics stated that the producer price index soared by 1.6% in February 2011, following a 0.8% increase in January this year. However, economists expected the producer price index to grow marginally by 0.7 %. The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output. It provides information on price developments from producer and is capable of providing future picture of inflation, since these prices in some cases tend to be passed on to consumers. The US Department of Agriculture expects the average price of food in 2011 ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Report Meets Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/13/kft-kraft-foods-fourth-quarter-2010-earnings-report-meets-estimates/66854</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[B&G Foods Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chiquita Brands International Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) posted fourth quarter 2010 operating EPS of 46 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and reflected strong gains from operations and lower taxes, which were offset by various factors. The quarter was primarily driven by strong volume-mix gains in each geography but could only manage the EPS to remain flat compared with year ago quarter. Full year EPS increased 4.7% from last year to $2.02 but fell short by a penny of the full year Zacks Consensus Estimate. Management credited the benefits of increased investments behind the Power Brands, strong productivity and disciplined cash management. Also the company is said to have been making good progress in capturing the synergies from the Cadbury acquisition. Highlights From The Quarter &#38; Year Revenues in the quarter ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Below 400,000</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/10/kft-u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-below-400000/66712</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/10/kft-u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-below-400000/66712#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weekly jobless claims have fallen below the 400,000 mark to 383,000 for the week ended February 5th &#8212; a dip of 36,000 and a big surprise from the 413,000 expected. It is also the lowest level since July 2008. The four-week moving average is down 15,000 to 431,500, and this figure averages in the exceptional volatility we&#8217;ve seen with these numbers lately. This further pushes the narrative that we have broken out of the &#8220;trading range&#8221; around 450,000 jobless claims we had been in throughout all of 2010. Many analysts &#8212; including Zacks Chief Market Strategist Dirk van Dijk, CFA &#8212; had been looking at the 400,000 number as a watershed level, at which point a meaningful amount of Americans are again finding work and helping the economy recover in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AFCE) AFC Enterprises Refinances Credit Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/31/afce-afc-enterprises-refinances-credit-facility/64299</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AFC Enterprises Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Morton's Restaurant Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFC Enterprises Inc. (AFCE), the franchisor and operator of Popeyes, the world&#8217;s second-largest quick-service chicken concept based on number of units, announced yesterday, the completion of a $100 million credit agreement.  The agreement was signed on December 23, with JPMorgan ChaseBank, North America, acting as an administrative agent, and certain other lenders. A first priority security interest in almost all the assets of the company secured the credit facility. The new credit facility will mature in 5 years and is at an interest rate lower than the prior credit.  The quarterly principal payments will be $1.25 million for the first two years, $1.5 million for the third and fourth years and $4.5 million for the fifth year. The new credit facility carries a rate of interest rate of 2.8% as ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNZ) H.J. Heinz Company Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/25/hnz-h-j-heinz-company-second-quarter-2010-earnings-preview/59992</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/25/hnz-h-j-heinz-company-second-quarter-2010-earnings-preview/59992#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell Soup Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ), one of the leading manufacturer and marketer of processed food products worldwide, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results on Friday, November 19, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 76 cents a share. First Quarter Synopsis The company posted robust earnings of 75 cents per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The result was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but came in ahead of the 68 cents per share recorded in the year-ago quarter. Profits were driven by strong performances in Emerging Markets and North American Consumer Products segments. During the quarter, Heinz recorded total sales growth of 1.6% to $2.48 billion from $2.44 billion in the prior-year quarter. The growth was primarily driven by a ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) U.S. Trade Deficit Gets Even Worse</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/13/kft-u-s-trade-deficit-gets-even-worse/43248</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BMY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Squibb Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May, the trade deficit expanded to $42.27 billion from $40.32 billion in April. Relative to a year ago, the trade deficit is up 70.0%, but May of a year ago marked the low point in the trade deficit after world trade collapsed following the 2008 financial meltdown. The May trade deficit was also significantly worse than the $39.5 billion that was expected. If there is a silver lining in these numbers it is that it went up for the “right reason&#8221; &#8212; both imports and exports are expanding. That means that world trade is growing, and that is generally a good sign for world economic growth. For the month, our exports rose by 2.37% to $152.25 billion, and are up 21.0% from a year ago. On the other hand, ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Quarterly Earnings Report Up &#8211; Misses Consensus Estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/09/kft-kraft-foods-quarterly-earnings-report-up-misses-consensus-estimate/36557</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 05:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) reported first-quarter earnings of 49 cents per share, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. However, quarterly earnings were up 19.5% year over year. Net revenues for the quarter increased 26.0% year over year to $11.3 billion, primarily due to the favorable 18.9% impact from the Cadbury acquisition and a 4.2% impact from foreign currency, partially offset by a negative 0.4% impact from divestitures. However, organic revenues increased 3.9%, driven by 3.3% organic growth from Kraft foods base business and an 8.2% organic growth of Cadbury. In the North American segment (KNAC), sales increased 7.3% year over year as gains in U.S. Beverages (4.9%), U.S. Convenient Meals (4.8%), U.S. Grocery (0.2%), Canada &#38; North American Foodservice (19.7%) and U.S. Snacks (16.3%) were partially offset by declines in ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Announces Sodium Reduction by 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/kft-kraft-foods-announces-sodium-reduction-by-2012/31220</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) announced plans to reduce sodium by an average of 10% across its products primarily in North America over the next two years. Management stated that a number of U.S. consumers are concerned about their sodium intake and this move by Kraft should help them achieve their target. Reduction of salt is not new to Kraft foods. To date, the company has already reduced sodium between 5% and 30% in many products. Furthermore, the company has more than 100 products that contain either low, reduced or no sodium including Oscar Mayer Lower Sodium Bacon, Planters Lightly Salted Nuts and Hint of Salt crackers including Triscuit, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Premium. Amongst other cuts, the company now expects to reduce sodium by 17% in Oscar Mayer Bologna and ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft&#8217;s Earnings Estimate Trends Declining</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/08/kft-krafts-earnings-estimate-trends-declining/29952</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings estimates for Kraft Inc. (KFT) are declining following the release of strong fourth quarter and full year 2009 results. Kraft completed 2009 on a strong note with fourth-quarter earnings increasing 17.1% from the year-ago period to 48 cents per share. Full-year earnings increased 6.8% to $2.03 per share. Fourth-quarter revenues grew 3.2% to $11.0 billion. Revenues were positively impacted by foreign exchange (FX) fluctuations (3.2%). However, full-year revenues declined 3.7% to $40.4 billion. For the fourth quarter, strong revenue growth in the International segment was offset by decline in the North American segment. In the International segment, net revenues in the European Union increased 8.0% while the top-line in the developing markets expanded 11.2%. In the North American segment (KNAC) sales declined 1.5% year-over-year as gains in U.S. Convenient ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNZ) H.J. Heinz Company&#8217;s Earnings Report Shows Strong Third Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/25/hnz-h-j-heinz-companys-earnings-report-shows-strong-third-quarter/29054</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ) reported strong results for the fiscal third quarter of 2010 with earnings of 83 cents per share. Earnings were well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents, and were up 9.2% year over year. Quarterly net sales increased 12.7% year over year to $2.68 billion, primarily attributable to a 6.9% favorable impact from foreign exchange translation and a 2.9% benefit from acquisitions. Volumes grew 1.2% year-over-year and pricing also contributed favorably to the top line by 1.8%. Organic sales, excluding the impact of foreign exchange, grew 3.0% during the quarter. Revenues by Region The North American Consumer Products segment reported a 7.0% increase in sales as volumes grew 2.8%. The increase was attributable to higher volume in the U.S. driven by new product introductions Incorporatedreased ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Grows but Misses Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/16/kft-kraft-foods-grows-but-misses-earnings-estimates/28101</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) reported fourth quarter results with earnings of 48 cents per share, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents. However, quarterly earnings were up 17.1% year-over-year. Net revenues for the quarter increased 3.2% year-over-year to $11.0 billion, primarily due to the favorable 3.2% impact of foreign currency, partially offset by negative 0.4% impact from divestitures. However, organic revenues increased 0.4%, driven by 1.6% benefit from volume and mix, partially offset by 1.2% due to lower price levels. By Segment In the North American segment (KNAC), sales declined 1.5% year-over-year as gains in U.S. Convenient Meals (3.9%), U.S. Grocery (0.1%) and Canada &#38; North American Foodservice (8.2%) were fully offset by declines in U.S. Beverages (1.9%), U.S. Cheese (13.7%) and U.S. Snacks (3.3%). In the International segment, ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Scores Cadbury On Final Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/19/kft-kraft-scores-cadbury-on-final-offer/25267</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods (KFT) announced that Cadbury PLC has accepted its final offer, which values Cadbury at £11.7 billion ($19 billion) or 850 pence per share (approximately $13.86 per share). As per the offer, Cadbury shareholders will receive 500 pence (about $8.15) in cash and 0.1874 New Kraft Foods shares for each share of the UK confectioner. In addition, Cadbury shareholders will receive 10 pence per Cadbury share in the form of a special dividend. Kraft had first proposed a takeover of Cadbury in September 2009 for £10.2 billion (approx. $16.5 billion). However, Cadbury had rejected the offer. Kraft had later offered an increased proportion of cash in its tender offer. The company sold its North American pizza business to Nestle for $3.7 billion in cash and said that it would ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Offers More Cash for Cadbury</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/05/kft-kraft-foods-offers-more-cash-for-cadbury/24191</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods (KFT) has agreed to sell its North American pizza business to Nestle for $3.7 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in 2010. The sale includes the DiGiorno, Tombstone and Jack&#8217;s brands in the U.S., the Delissio brand in Canada and the California Pizza Kitchen trademark license. It also includes two manufacturing facilities in Medford and Little Chute, Wisconsin and the right to take on the leases for the pizza depots and delivery trucks. The pizza business is estimated to have generated 2009 net revenues of $1.6 billion. Nestle could fund this acquisition with the proceeds from the recent sale of its stake in eye-care company Alcon Inc. (ACL) to Swiss drug maker Novartis AG (NVS) for $28.1 billion in cash. Kraft said that it would ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) 5 Cheapest Dogs of the Dow &#8211; Investment Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/11/kft-5-cheapest-dogs-of-the-dow-investment-ideas/22585</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the calendar year is a symbolic time for many people because it offers an opportunity to reflect on both shortcomings and achievements. This happens to be particularly true for the investment community. End-of-year results are often used as a measuring stick to differentiate between strategies that will remain unchanged and others that need to be adjusted. With this large-scale evaluation in play every year, a number of high-profile investment strategies move into the spotlight, one of the most popular being the &#8220;Dogs of the Dow.&#8221; The Dogs of the Dow is a strategy that buys the 10 highest yielding Dow 30 stocks with an annual re balancing. Dividends and Value It&#8217;s common sense that every smart investor loves a good dividend, a steady stream of income to ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Beats Earnings Forecasts &#8211; Raises Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/kft-kraft-foods-beats-earnings-forecasts-raises-guidance/19613</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods (KFT) reported strong second-quarter results with earnings of 55 cents per share, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents. Quarterly earnings were also up 61.8% year-over-year. However, net revenues for the quarter declined 5.7% year-over-year to $9.8 billion, primarily due to the unfavorable negative 5.6% impact of foreign currency and a negative 0.6% impact from divestitures. Organic revenues increased 0.5%, driven by a 0.7% gain from volume and mix, which was partially offset by negative 0.2% from pricing. In the North American segment (KNAC) sales declined 2.5% year-over-year as gains in U.S. Convenient Meals (5.0%), and U.S. Beverages (1.5%) were fully offset by the declines in U.S. Cheese 10.3%, U.S. Grocery 3.0%, U.S. Snacks 3.3% and Canada &#38; North American Foodservice 4.9%. In the International segment, net ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft to Construct New Research and Development Center</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/09/kft-kraft-to-construct-new-research-and-development-center/17333</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT), a leading manufacturer and marketer of packaged food and grocery products worldwide, announced its plans to invest about €15 million (approximately $20 million) to establish a new biscuit research and development (R&#38;D) center in Saclay , France , a suburb of Paris . The new facility is expected to serve as the company&#8217;s European Center of Expertise for Biscuits. The primary focus being on innovation and new product development for many of Europe&#8217;s most loved biscuit brands Incorporatedluding LU, Mikado, Oreo, Prince, Saiwa and TUC. The facility will also be responsible for bringing forward major biscuit technology platforms for the European market and beyond. The new R&#38;D center, once completed will add to the other 11 existing Kraft Foods R&#38;D centers that support its businesses around ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Outlines Cost Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/10/kft-kraft-foods-outlines-cost-savings/14896</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT), a leading manufacturer and marketer of packaged food and grocery products worldwide, has outlined several cost saving strategies to position itself as a strong bidder for the possible takeover of Cadbury Inc (CBY). Kraft Foods and Cadbury combined would create a company with annual revenues of $50 billion (£30 billion), beating Nestle as the world’s leading food group. Kraft on Monday had proposed a takeover of Cadbury for $16.2 billion (£10.2 billion). However, Cadbury rejected the offer on grounds of it being significantly undervalued. Management at Kraft is pursuing the takeover, for which it is working on an $8 billion finance program through Citigroup (C) and Deutsche Bank (DB). In addition to this, the company is focusing on procurement strategies and is in the processes of ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods Sweet on Cadbury</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/08/kft-kraft-foods-sweet-on-cadbury/14569</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT), a leading manufacturer and marketer of packaged food products and grocery products worldwide, on Monday, September 7, 2009 has offered a takeover bid for Cadbury (CBY) at a purchase price of $16.2 billion (£10.2 billion). The offer price represents a 31% premium over the closing price on Friday, September 4, 2009. Thereafter, shares of Cadbury jumped 41%. However, Cadbury has rejected the offer, claiming that the total offer price of $16.2 billion (£10.2 billion) amounted to a significant undervaluation, as it expects to receive a bid for as much as $21 billion. The other major contenders for Cadbury are The Hershey Company (HMC), Kellogg’s (K) and PepsiCo (PEP). Kraft continues to pursue the takeover, as management at Kraft believes the deal (if successful) would create a ]]></description>
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		<title>(LANC) Lancaster Colony Corporation &#8211; Higher Zacks Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/lanc-lancaster-colony-corporation-higher-zacks-consensus-estimates/14023</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC) recently announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $1.01 per share, coming in well ahead of the previous year&#8217;s 37 cents and exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 33%. Lancaster also recently declared a quarterly dividend 28.5 cents per share, which translates into an industry-leading yield of 2.3%. Company Description Lancaster Colony Corporation manufactures and markets specialty foods as well as glassware and candles for the retail and foodservice markets. Specialty Foods and Glassware and Candles are the company&#8217;s 2 segments, each operating autonomously and focusing on their specific customer base and market opportunities. The Specialty Foods segment offers such items as T. Marzetti salad dressings, Jack Daniel&#8217;s mustards, Romanoff caviar, New York garlic bread and Reames egg noodles to a few. The Glassware and Candles product offerings ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNZ) Heinz Reaffirms Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/hnz-heinz-reaffirms-guidance/13003</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heinz (HNZ) reported modest results for the first quarter with earnings of 67 cents per share, which was 5 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents. However, earnings were down 6.9% year over year. Quarterly net sales fell 4.5% year over year to $2.47 billion, primarily attributable to a 9% unfavorable impact from foreign exchange and a 4.3% drop in volume. The declines were partially offset by a 6% gain from pricing and a 2.9% benefit from divestitures. The current economic weakness reduced the overall product demand and hurt the top line. Organic sales, excluding the impact of foreign exchange, grew 1.7% during the quarter. The North American Consumer Products segment reported a 1.9% drop in sales as volumes fell 4.9%. The decline was attributable to lower promotional ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) The Mac-N-Cheese Economic Indicator?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/05/08/kft-the-mac-n-cheese-economic-indicator/6773</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by The Investment U Research Team If you’re looking for a clutch economic indicator, try Mac-N-Cheese sales. Seriously. They soared 10% in the first quarter, reflecting the consumer weakness we witnessed elsewhere, which ultimately drove the markets lower in January and February. Last spring and summer they surged 20% ahead of the market collapse, as economic fears mounted. And they jumped in 1990, as the economy headed into a slowdown. In other words, check the grocery store each week. If the Mac-N-Cheese shelf is bare, sell your stocks. When it’s packed full, start buying back in. I bet you dollars-to-donuts, it would be a more profitable market-timing strategy than other ones I’ve seen touted. (Like those terrible infomercials promoting 4X Made Easy, for instance). At the very least, it would ]]></description>
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		<title>(LANC) Lancaster Colony Corp. &#8211; Momentum &#8211; Zacks Rank Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/02/26/lanc-lancaster-colony-corp-momentum-zacks-rank-buy/3709</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food - Major Diversified]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lancaster Colony Corp.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC) reported strong second-quarter results in late January and the company&#8217;s share price continues to rally. Company Description Lancaster Colony Corp. manufactures and sells consumer goods in specialty foods, glassware and candles in the United States. The company was founded in 1961 and has a market cap of $1.13 billion. Second-Quarter Results Lancaster reported solid second-quarter results on Jan 29 that were ahead of expectations. Revenue was up 7% from last year to $288 million. Income came in at $28.5 million, a big jump from last year&#8217;s $15.3 million. This produced earnings of 82 cents per share, 30 cents ahead of the consensus estimate of 52 cents. Segment Results Lancaster&#8217;s gains were driven by its specialty food segment, which experienced a 14% jump in sales from last ]]></description>
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		<title>(KFT) Kraft Foods &#8211; substantial dividend, with a current yield of 4.02%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/01/29/kft-kraft-foods-substantial-dividend-with-a-current-yield-of-402/2412</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Foods, Inc. (KFT) is winning customers with its popular food brands. The company has surprised on estimates 2 out of 4 quarters by an average of 7.03%. KFT is trading at 12.8x forward earnings. Company Description Kraft Foods is one of the world&#8217;s largest food companies with sales in more than 150 countries. Founded in 1903 when J.L. Kraft started selling cheese from a horse drawn wagon, the company now has 9 brands with revenues over $1 billion including Kraft, Oscar Mayer meats, Maxwell House coffee, and Philadelphia cream cheeses. Third Quarter Revenue Rose 7.1% On Oct 29, Kraft Foods reported third quarter earnings that saw net revenue increase 19.4% to $10.5 billion with organic revenue climbing 7.1%. The growth came from pricing which added 8.4%. Volume was down ]]></description>
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