International Business News - RAH 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 A Barclays Capital analyst on Wednesday lowered his rating on the packaged food industry to "Neutral" from "Positive," as consumers are choosing less expensive items when they shop at the grocery store. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/analyst-downgrades-packaged-food-industry.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:54:09 EST Shares of Ralcorp Holdings Inc. rose Thursday as an analyst said the company's earnings report from earlier this week indicates a solid year is ahead for the food maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/ralcorp-shares-up-after-strong-4q-report.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:41:25 EST Food maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit more than tripled on gains from its acquisition of the Post cereals business and on higher prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/ralcorp-4q-profit-more-than-triples-on-post-cereal.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:40:53 EST Kraft Foods Inc., the nation's largest food and beverage maker, reports earnings for the third quarter on Wednesday, before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/kraft-foods-3q-results-likely-helped-by-price-mix.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:06:21 EDT 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 Ralston Foods, a unit of Ralcorp Holdings Inc., recalled nearly 15,000 cartons of instant oatmeal because a number of them contain a milk ingredient that was not listed on the box. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/ralston-foods-issues-recall-of-instant-oatmeal.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:47:21 EDT Cereal company Ralcorp Holdings Inc. said Monday it completed the purchase of the Post cereals business from Kraft Foods Inc. for about $2.6 billion, which includes the issuance of Ralcorp stock and the assumption of $950 million in debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/ralcorp-holdings-completes-post-cereals-purchase.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:36:00 EDT Food maker Kraft Foods Inc. said Monday it closed an exchange offer for the sale of its Post cereals business to a subsidiary of private-label food maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/kraft-foods-closes-exchange-offer-in-post-deal.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:33:06 EDT Standard & Poor's announced on Wednesday online travel company Priceline.com will replace Kemet Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400 after close of trading Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/priceline-com-to-replace-kemet-in-s-p-midcap-400.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:11:29 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Monday, July 28, from AP Financial News: INDIANAPOLIS (AP)--Simon Property Group Inc., a real estate investment trust that operates malls and shopping centers, on Monday raised the low end of its projected range for funds from operations in 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/outlook-roundup-simon-property-group-ralcorp.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:06:44 EDT Among the earnings stories for Monday, July 28, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/earnings-roundup-wrigley-tyson-foods.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:04:01 EDT Private-label cereal maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc. on Monday affirmed its outlook for 2008 profit-per-share growth of about 5 percent, excluding the impact of gains or losses on forward sale contracts related to its investment in Vail Resorts Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/ralcorp-affirms-2008-profit-growth-outlook.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:42:35 EDT Private-label cereal maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc. said Monday its third-quarter profit soared due to a gain from the forward sale of contracts related to its investment in a resort company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/ralcorp-fiscal-3rd-qtr-profit-soars-on-gain.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:37:43 EDT Food maker Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday it has begun an exchange offer for the sale of its Post cereals business to a subsidiary of private-label food maker Ralcorp Holdings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/kraft-foods-begins-exchange-offer-in-post-deal.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:50:20 EDT Foodmaker Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday said it will split off its Post Cereals business, a move first announced in November. Kraft will distribute via a split-off deal all outstanding shares of its subsidiary Cable Holdco Inc. that will own some assets and liabilities of its Post cereals business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/kraft-to-split-off-post-cereals-business.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:45:40 EDT