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NEWS ABOUT: Kraft Foods

Kraft Foods stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - On the heels of its 2009 Most Powerful Women list, Fortune has compiled another of the best compensated females in the corporate world. The top 10 for 2008:
  1. Safra Katz, president, Oracle: $42.4 million
  2. Linda Chen, president, Wynn International Marketing: $23.9 million
  3. Sharen Turney, president and CEO,
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executive compensation • women • Pepsi • Oracle • Kraft Foods • Indra Nooyi • Patricia Woertz • Irene Rosenfeld • Victoria's Secret • Hewlett-Packard • Safra Katz • Linda Chen • Sharen Turney • Wellington Denahan-Norris • Andrea Jung • Ann Livermore • Candice Bagby • Avon

 Chocoholics Spurn 
 American Cadbury 

Many see right through US bars, actually made by Hershey

Sep 14, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Serious chocolate fans responded warily to the news of Kraft's bid for Cadbury—especially in the US, where aficionados reject the domestic brand anyway. It’s made by Hershey, not the British firm itself, and that just won’t cut it for hardcore devotees of the British brand, the Wall ... More »

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food • Hershey • Kraft Foods • Kraft • chocolate • Britain • taste • Cadbury

 Cadbury Shoots Down 
 $16.7B Kraft Takeover Bid  

Watchers suspect undervalued bid could be sweetened

Sep 7, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cadbury today rejected a $16.73 billion takeover bid from food giant Kraft, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candy maker has recently undergone restructuring and divestment that it says make it more valuable—and more attractive to suitors like Kraft. The Cadbury board says the offer “fundamentally... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Kraft Foods • takeover bid • food industry • conglomerate • candy company • Cadbury

(AP) - Kraft Foods detected salmonella in a California nut company's product over 6 months ago but didn't notify the firm until last week, a rep for the parent company said today. Roasted nuts from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., the company at the heart of the nationwide pistachio recall, failed... More »

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FDA • salmonella • Kraft Foods • outbreak • pistachios • Setton International Foods

MARKET Open

 Dow Ticks Up Despite Job Woes 

522K lost last month, fewer than analysts predicted

Feb 4, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks were mixed at today’s open after a report estimating that 522,000 private-sector jobs were lost last month, the Wall Street Journal notes. The Dow started down but was recently up 41 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were marginally higher. Dragging on the Dow were... More »

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stock market • Kraft Foods • unemployment • Nasdaq • corporate earnings • Dow • Walt Disney • ADP • S&P 500

 Oreos Dip into UK Market 

'Biscuit-mad' culture not so sweet on Yank dessert staple

May 18, 08 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oreo cookies have finally invaded Britain after decades of popularity in America—but they face a battle for the taste buds of “biscuit-mad” Britons, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Dipping biscuits (read: bland cookies) in tea is a sacred British ritual dating back centuries. Despite Kraft’s saturation of... More »

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Kraft Foods • Britain • snack foods • cookies • Oreo

 Behind Organic Labels 
 Lurk Megacorporations  

The nation's top 30 food processors have quietly cornered the green market

Apr 20, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yes, your probiotic flaxseed Kashi cereal is still organic, but shoppers looking to stick it to the man by going green be advised: the nation's top 30 corporate food processors—think Pepsi, Kellogg, Kraft, General Mills—have been quietly buying up vast swaths of the organic aisle of your supermarket,... More »

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organic food • Pepsi • corporations • USDA • Kraft Foods • food industry

3 Stars Means It's Healthy, Right?

Experts fear that new health ratings systems may befuddle shoppers

Dec 1, 07 10:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Stars, numbers, and letter grades are coming to grocery stores near you, the New York Times reports—but experts fear that these health ratings may befuddle shoppers with conflicting information. Consumer advocates are studying three new food ranking systems, while the FDA, approached by a nutrition group, is soliciting ideas... More »

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FDA • Pepsi • Kraft Foods • supermarket • American Heart Association • healthy eating • grocery stores • Guiding Stars • Overall Nutritional Quality Index • Unilever

Dogfight Rap Kills Vick
Ad Deals

Falcon pitchman loses luster after feds
raid property

Jul 19, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dogfighting charges against Falcons quarterback Michael Vick have all but killed product endorsement deals for the former marketing machine, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports. Nike is "reviewing information" in Vick's case, and expired contracts aren't being renewed with Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Kraft Foods or Hasbro. "He'll disappear like a... More »

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Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • Coca Cola • EA Sports • Kraft Foods • Hasbro • Atlanta Journal Constitution • Nike

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