Year: 2010
Technomic: Identifies 11 U.K. Foodservice Trends for 2011
Chicago / IL. (tni) As customers return in greater numbers to pubs and eating establishments, the ingenuity and adaptability honed by restaurant operators during the downturn will give customers a better dining experience for their money than perhaps ever before.
NutraCea: Signs Settlement with Former CEO
Phoenix / AZ. (nc) NutraCea announced that the Company has entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with its former President and Chief Executive Officer, who resigned his posts with NutraCea in March 2009. Bradley D. Edson agreed to pay NutraCea 350’000 USD.
Mars: Wins U.S. State Department´s 2010 ACE Award
McLean / VA. (mi) Mars Incorporated received the U.S. Secretary of State´s 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) for its work in cocoa sustainability and efforts to improve economic development in the cocoa-growing region of the Republic of Ghana.
Pioneer Foods: disciplines management for price fixing
Paarl / ZA. (jse) South Africa´s Pioneer Foods announced that appropriate action has been taken by the board of Pioneer Foods to discipline management responsible for the transgressions of the Competition Act 89 of 1998 – the company said in a short statement.
ConAgra Foods: Reports Fiscal 2011 Second-Quarter Results
Omaha / NE. (caf) ConAgra Foods Inc., one of North America´s leading packaged food companies, reported results for the fiscal 2011 second quarter ended November 28, 2010. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was 0,45 USD as reported and on a comparable basis.
Corner Bakery: plans to double its presence in Texas
Dallas / TX. (cb) Texas may have just a single lone star, but it will soon boast more than 70 Corner Bakery Café locations. Celebrating a strong year of sales, the Dallas-based restaurant chain announced substantial new growth plans in its home state.
George Weston: announces one billion CAD special dividend
Toronto / CA. (gwl) George Weston announced that it will pay a special one-time common share dividend of one billion CAD, representing 7,74 CAD per common share, on January 25, 2011 to all common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 18, 2011.
Cargill: to buy AWB Commodity Management Business
Melbourne / AU. (cg) Cargill Australia confirmed that Agrium Inc. has accepted its offer to buy the grain commodities business it recently acquired from its purchase of AWB. Agrium bought AWB Limited on 03 December and is selling only the Commodity Management business.
Danisco A/S: Announcement of results for Q2 2010/2011
Copenhagen / DK. (das) In the second quarter 2010/2011, Danisco A/S recorded revenue of 3,8 billion DKK, an 18 percent increase Y/Y made up of nine percent organic growth and nine percent positive currency impact. The group Ebit came in at 623 million DKK.