International Business News - K http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of the nation's food makers slumped Friday amid another market plunge, but analysts say the industry is poised to benefit from declining commodity costs and strong retail pricing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/sector-snap-analysts-positive-on-food-makers.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:13:04 EDT A Barclays Capital analyst said Tuesday most food makers should see higher profits in the third quarter and fiscal 2009 due to price increases the companies have taken to offset higher costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/sector-snap-foodmakers-shares-mixed.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:12:51 EDT Shares of the nation's food makers fell slightly Monday in a market-wide drop as investors reacted to the failure of the financial bailout package in the House. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/food-makers-fall-slightly-on-bailout-news.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:35:11 EDT Returning to the Baltimore pool where he honed his swimming skills, Michael Phelps accepted a $250,000 donation Thursday from Kellogg's for his charitable foundation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/phelps-returns-home-picks-up-foundation-donation.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:43:03 EDT Liquor company Brown-Forman Corp. said Thursday that former Kellogg Co. executive John D. Cook has been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/brown-forman-elects-john-d-cook-to-board.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:22:52 EDT Combating the growing obesity problem among children will require stronger action at all levels from food makers to governments and schools, witnesses told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday at a hearing about how foods are marketed to kids. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/panel-hears-thoughts-on-food-marketing-to-kids.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:39:29 EDT _ A trade group representing major U.S. advertisers spent $240,000 in the second quarter to lobby on a range of marketing issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/advertisers-group-spent-240k-lobbying-in-2q.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:00:35 EDT Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. says it has acquired Specialty Cereals Pty. Ltd., a privately owned manufacturer of natural ready-to-eat cereals based in Sydney, Australia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/kellogg-acquires-australian-cereal-company.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:50:26 EDT Food maker shares rose in early trading Thursday following a big drop in the stock market sparked by concerns about the health of the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/food-makers-rise-in-early-trading.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:08:45 EDT Food maker Kellogg Co. said Wednesday it has acquired the assets of IndyBake Products LLC and Brownie Products Co., a contract snack manufacturing business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/kellogg-buys-assets-of-contract-snack-maker.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:32:19 EDT If a kid'll eat the middle of an Oreo first, does the same go for a Hydrox? A new generation of children are getting a chance to find out. Kellogg Co. announced Thursday that it has reintroduced the Hydrox brand for a limited time to mark the 100th anniversary of the cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/a-century-after-introduction-hydrox-cookies-back.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:52:49 EDT Visa Inc. popped out ads almost as quickly as he swam his laps. Pizza Hut is giving Michael Phelps free pizza and pasta for a year--his teammates, too--for beating Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111809-phelps-advertising.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/can-phelps-make-big-outside-the-pool.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/can-phelps-make-big-outside-the-pool.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:18:04 EDT Here's a look at the sponsors of American swimmer Michael Phelps, according to his agents. They declined to specify the value of the deals. Speedo USA--maker of swimsuits, a licensed brand of the Warnaco Group Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/a-look-at-michael-phelps-sponsors.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:31:21 EDT Visa Inc. popped out ads almost as quickly as he swam his laps. Pizza Hut is giving Michael Phelps and his teammates free pizza and pasta for a year for him beating Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/can-phelps-make-it-big-outside-of-the-pool.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:30:39 EDT Barge operator K-Sea Transportation Partners LP said Friday it will hold a public offering of 2 million common units. The company has also given underwriters the option to buy up to 300,000 additional units to cover over-allotments. Net proceeds will be used to pay off debt and fund the construction of new vessels. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/k-sea-transportation-plans-2m-unit-public-offering.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:10:04 EDT Barge operator K-Sea Transportation Partners LP said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings soared on higher voyage and charter revenue. The company earned $6.3 million, or 45 cents per share, compared with $3.7 million, or 37 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/k-sea-transportation-partners-4q-profit-leaps.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:48:23 EDT For weeks it had been building, the pressure that comes over you every two years--alternately in the winter, then the summer--to drop what you're doing and watch the Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/you-can-skip-olympics-coverage-on-tv-_-yeah-right.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:06:45 EDT Food maker Kellogg Co. said Monday that John Bryant, chief financial officer and president of the company's North American division, has been promoted to chief operating officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/kellogg-picks-cfo-john-bryant-as-coo.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:16:37 EDT K Street in downtown Washington, D.C., has reopened after a large tree fell and blocked the road. D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says a delivery truck hit the 30-foot tree, which landed on two vehicles when it fell Thursday afternoon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/fallen-tree-blocks-traffic-on-k-street-in-dc.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:35:46 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP)--Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. says it has raised its full-year 2008 guidance to a range of $2.95 to $3 a share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/outlook-roundup-kellogg-aetna.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:46:51 EDT