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(NEW YORK)The chief financial officer of food maker Hormel Foods Corp. said Tuesday the company will try to introduce $2 billion in new products by 2012. At the Piper Jaffray 28th Annual Con...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Spam's back on the menu at American homes. That says a lot about the state of the economy. While we all haven't turned into couch potatoes, some recent corporate news from ...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)The U.S. subsidiary of consumer goods and food giant Unilever spent $440,000 in the first quarter to lobby on food safety reform, taxes, trade and other issues, according to a disc...READ MORE

(MILWAUKEE)Love it, hate it or laugh at it--at least it's inexpensive. Sales of Spam--that much maligned meat--are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost...READ MORE

(MINNEAPOLIS)Hormel Foods said second-quarter profits rose 14 percent, helped by falling pork prices and strong Spam sales. Because the first half of the year shaped up stronger than it had exp...READ MORE

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON _ Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.READ MORE

(MINNEAPOLIS)Investors ordered up a second helping of foodmakers after better-than-expected profits on Friday. Hormel and Smucker both reported stronger earnings despite a slow economy, and Hei...READ MORE