By Brad Dorfman Sara Lee Corp < SLE.N> posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings and raised its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday, and its shares rose 3.5 percent. The company also said it will cut prices and spend more to...

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...items vs year earlier $0.32 * Raises 2010 earnings forecast * Shares rise 5.3 pct CHICAGO , Nov 5 (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp < SLE.N> posted higher quarterly earnings and raised its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday, as cost...

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...Montgomery Scott. Ask Janney what it likes best about China , and it can answer in two words: Yum! Brands ( NYSE : YUM ). Janney initiated coverage on Yum! with a "buy" rating yesterday, you see, arguing the stock "offers investors meaningful...

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Sara Lee Corp < SLE.N> posted higher quarterly earnings and raised its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday, as cost cuts and lower spending on advertising helped offset falling sales. Its shares rose more than 5.3 percent in premarket...

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...the sweet spot these days, which makes the family-style portions at this casual Italian chain a hit with diners. Olive Garden is a division of Darden Restaurants , which also operates Red Lobster , Longhorn Steakhouse , and a few smaller chains.

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Originally published Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:38 PM Sara Lee Corp. reports earnings for its fiscal first quarter on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the...

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...forecast still fell short of Wall Street 's target. The company, which competes with Domino's Pizza Inc <DPZ.N> and Yum Brands' < YUM.N> Pizza Hut , on Tuesday said third-quarter net income grew to $11.7 million, or 42 cents per share,...

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... he made in 2008, offering $13.50 per share. Landry 's, the nation's second-largest operator of seafood restaurants behind Red Lobster owner Darden Restaurants Inc. , also owns Charley 's Crab, Landry 's Seafood House and The Chart House. Its...

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...the Wall Street Journal. Bulcke said the group, whose sales growth this year lagged that of competitors such as Unilever <ULVR.L>, Danone <DANO.PA> and Kraft Foods <KFT.N>, should have seen the danger of losing market share to aggressive...

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The workers voted for a full ballot to take place Workers at closure-threatened Diageo plants in the west of Scotland have voted to hold a full strike ballot. A consultative ballot, involving workers at the Kilmarnock , Shieldhall and...

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...initiative in the world today", affecting all of the firm's 1.4m workers spread across 112 countries. Yum! has prospered since PepsiCo spun it off in 1997. Its share price has risen fourfold, Mr Novak proudly notes, and its earnings per...

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...atop a news story and you'll get a page listing all the stories featuring that term. Coca-Cola to expand syrup plant in Atlanta ATLANTA Coca-Cola Co. and the Georgia governor's office says a Coke plant in Atlanta that makes syrup will...

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...to innovate in medical nutrition have been particularly noticeable," said Franck Riboud , chairman and CEO of Danone , in a statement. Sales of Danone's fresh-dairy division rose 2.3% on a like-for-like basis, driven by a 7% volume growth.

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...at around 16 times forecast 2010 earnings, compared with multiples of nearly 15 for rivals Nestle <NESN.VX> and Unilever <ULVR.L>. "We believe that the momentum Danone is currently experiencing is likely to set up for much better organic...

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PARIS , Oct 23 (Reuters) - French food group Danone said price cuts and a step-up in advertising helped accelerate the recovery in fresh dairy sales volumes in the third quarter and added that it was confident about next year. Quarterly...

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...former glory," said independent analyst James Amoroso. The news lifted other food companies, such as Nestle <NESN.VX>, up 0.6 percent, and Unilever <ULVR.L> up 1.8 percent. Shares of mining companies rose along with metal prices as a...

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European stocks rose 1 percent in early trade on Friday, reversing most of their previous session's drop, with French food group Danone <DANO.PA> rising after results pleased investors. At 0715 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 <. FTEU3> index of...

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Darden headquarters in south Orlando ( GEORGE SKENE , ORLANDO SENTINEL / October 1, 2009) At least three times this year, Orlando -based Darden Restaurants has faced pressure from groups angry about the content of TV shows on which the...

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