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Friday, November 20, 2009 11:33 PM

Food & Tobacco

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Altria Group Inc

$300 million Engle verdict to be challenged

Philip Morris USA said today it would seek further review of a jury verdict awarding about $56 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages.The verdict came in the trial of a so-called Engle case following a 2006 Supreme Court ... [Tobacco Reporter - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Altria Group Inc, Verdict, Murray Garnick

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 35 Documents

Cadbury PLC

Chocolate groups eye Cadbury

London - US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, the object of a hostile offer from Kraft Foods. The news could remould the chocolate-making sector with ... [Business Report - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Ferrero, Cadbury PLC, Hershey Company, Kraft Foods Incorporated

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 3 hours ago - 5 Documents

Ex-Parmalat Auditors Settle U.S. Investor Lawsuit for $15 Million

Two former auditors of Parmalat SpA agreed to pay $15 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by U.S. equity investors over their roles in the Italian dairy company's 2003 collapse.Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu will pay $8.5 million and Grant Thornton International ... [Insurance Journal - 3 hours ago]

Entities: PARMALAT, Lawsuit, Grant Thornton International, Lewis Kaplan, Parmalat S p A

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

At mid-session, the CBOT markets turn mostly higher

At mid-session, the CBOT March corn futures are 2 1/2 cents higher at $4.08 1/4 per bushel. The Jan soybean contract is 4 cents higher at $10.43 per bushel. The March wheat futures are 6 1/2 cents lower at $5.77 1/2. The Jan soymeal futures are $1.50 ... [Agriculture Online - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Wheat, Corn, Short Ton

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)

CBOT soybean prices close sharply higher, corn lower

CBOT markets end mixed Thursday.Agriculture Online Chicago Markets Bureau ChiefCHICAGO, Illinois (Agriculture Online)--The CBOT markets close in different directions, with soybeans gaining strength from higher demand Thursday.The CBOT March corn futures ... [Agriculture Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Corn, Agriculture, Floor Trader, Short Ton

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 Documents

REWE Group set to expand in Bulgaria

Penny Market, the German-owned discount supermarket chain, opened its second Sofia outlet, the company has announced.The REWE subsidiary has continued its expansion and investment plan for Bulgaria, despite the global recession and its effects on co ... [Fresh Plaza - 8 hours ago]

Entities: REWE Group, Penny Market, Bulgaria

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 Documents

Unilever Group

Unilever Voluntarily Recalls Certain Shedd's Country Crock Chilled Side-dish Products In U.S. - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Unilever United States Inc., a unit of Unilever NV (UN: News ,UL: News ,ULVR.L: News ), said that it is voluntarily recalling certain Shedd's Country Crock chilled side-dish products as they may contain undeclared sulfites.People who have ... [RTTNews.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Unilever Group, United States, United Nations

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 Documents

Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers

I would have thought that the butts to be too wet to lightSponsorUse PayPal to make regular monthly $20 donations to the free speech cause - quit any time! Or make a one time donation!Display posts from previous:Free Dominion - Principled Conservative ... [Free Dominion - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Toxic, Donations, Hate Speech, PayPal

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents

Senate Panel Approves Food Safety Bill

WASHINGTON—Reuters reported that a U.S. Senate committee approved an overhaul of FDA’s food-safety system. The full Senate likely won’t vote on the bill until 2010, according to Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ... [Food Product Design - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Food and Drug Administration, Tom Harkin, US Senate, Inspection

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents

Holiday Food Safety

t 3 p.m. ET—you can join in a live Facebook chat featuring a holiday food safety expert from the Food Safety and Inspection Service who will discuss how to safely prepare turkey, stuffing and other Thanksgiving meal favorites. Members of the public can ... [FoodChannel - 23 hours ago]

Entities: US Department of Agriculture, Thanksgiving, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety and Inspection Service

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents

Chipotle Finalizes Location In London

Also looks for locations in Paris and MunichSuppliers to this SectorSopheon is an international provider of product li ...Expert Services delivers a diverse range of techni ...BINDER is the world's leading specialist in simula ...Together with our customers, ... [Food Business Review - 12 hours ago]

Entities: London, Steve Ells, Munich (Germany)

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 Documents

WTO Investigates Livestock Complaints

SWITZERLAND - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has started its enquiry into the an Union ban on importing poultry meat from the US, and American labelling rules for cattle and pigs from Canada and Mexico. reports that the WTO opened investigations ... [The Beef Site - 13 hours ago]

Entities: World Trade Organization, Mexico, Canada

Quotes

"During the holiday season everyone is looking for Idaho potatoes, and this promotion offers consumers a great way to save money on a product that's already high on their shopping list" said Seth Pemsler, VP Retail/International, IPC...

Coupon Offers Savings to Drive Idaho Potato Sales During Holiday Season and Beyond [Fresh Plaza - 32 mins ago]

As for the cost for small producers from such programs, she said, "We understand, but because its sustainable or locally grown or organic doesnt mean its safe." And, she says, the cost of the Leafy Greens program has been coming down

Food safety bill could nip local food movement in the bud [Agriculture Online - 40 mins ago]

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Hershey cleared to dine on Cadbury [TheDeal.com - 7 mins ago]
Hershey Considers a Counterbid for Cadbury [New York Times - 9 mins ago]
Senate Committee Approves Food Safety Bill [Freshcut.com - 16 mins ago]
Senate Panel OKs Giving FDA More Power to Polic... [Freshcut.com - 16 mins ago]
Plant a Row for the Hungry: J.L. Lomax students... [Individual.com - 25 mins ago]
Coupon Offers Savings to Drive Idaho Potato Sal... [Fresh Plaza - 32 mins ago]
German onion prices slightly higher [Fresh Plaza - 33 mins ago]
India: Potato, onion prices push food inflation... [Fresh Plaza - 33 mins ago]
Canada: Good weather arrives as PEI potato harv... [Fresh Plaza - 33 mins ago]
TGI Friday's serving Thanksgiving dinner this year [SmartBrief - 34 mins ago]
Food safety bill could nip local food movement ... [Agriculture Online - 40 mins ago]
Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury:... [Yahoo! News - 50 mins ago]
Hershey Trust backs bid for Cadbury: report [AFP via Yahoo! - 55 mins ago]
Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market [Slashdot - 59 mins ago]
Hershey eyes more cash for Cadbury than Kraft: WSJ [MarketWatch - 1 hour ago]
Kraft Foods Cuts More Than 50 Million Truck Miles [Automotive Fleet - 1 hour ago]
“Godmother” of Anti-Tobacco Suits says a Florid... [Prlog - 1 hour ago]
Unilever Voluntarily Recalls Certain Shedd's Co... [RTTNews.com - 1 hour ago]
Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury [San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago]
Cadbury family member joins Kraft battle [Times Online - 1 hour ago]
Roy Smith: The 'cat' lives! [Agriculture Online - 1 hour ago]
Trading Radar for 11/23: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ),... [Street Insider - 1 hour ago]
Rich Nelson: Cattle-on-Feed report meets expect... [Agriculture Online - 1 hour ago]
Hershey's trust pushes for Cadbury bid: report [InSing.com - 1 hour ago]
Hershey weighs $17 billion Cadbury bid: source [InSing.com - 1 hour ago]
Philippines: With an eye on profit, Mindanao pr... [Fresh Plaza - 1 hour ago]
Pizza Hut robber gets 25 years in prison [Washington Post - 1 hour ago]
Hershey trust pushing for rival bid for Cadbury [Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago]
Unilever Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert on Und... [Business Wire via MSN Money - 1 hour ago]
BRIEF-Hershey trust pushing to launch bid for C... [Forbes.com - 1 hour ago]

Blogs

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Cadbury chews over dual-listing idea [FT Alphaville - 17 hours ago] A solution to facilitate a Cadbury-Hershey merger and repel Kraft’s $16.6bn hostile bid for the UK confectioner has been outlined in a letter to Cadbury CEO Todd ...
Cadbury-Hershey merger: the Carnival solution [FT Alphaville - 11/19/2009] The hurdles to a Hershey-Cadbury tie-up are by now well aired.Hershey has a smaller market cap than Cadbury, would need to take on crippling amounts of debt to finance ...
SC Johnson vies for Sara Lee unit [FT Alphaville - 11/18/2009] SC Johnson & Son has joined the bidding for Sara Lee’s air-freshener business, potentially creating a formidable player in Europe’s household-care products business, ...
Hershey-Cadbury data points du jour [FT Alphaville - 11/18/2009] So, Hershey has entered the fray.From RNS on Wednesday:The Hershey Company ("Hershey") notes the recent press speculation regarding a potential offer for Cadbury. ...
Hershey, Ferrero plot Cadbury bid [FT Alphaville - 11/18/2009] US chocolate giant Hershey is considering launching a bid for Cadbury – possibly in partnership with Italy’s Ferrero - that could help the UK confectioner fend off ...

Audio/Video

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Why Do So Many Baseball Players Chew Tobacco? [Slate Magazine - 11/02/2009]

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