Keeneyville Business
-
TreeHouse to buy hot-cereal maker SturmDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - TreeHouse Foods Inc. jumped the most in more than four years in New York trading after agreeing to buy Sturm Foods, a maker of hot-cereal and powdered soft-drink mixes f...
-
BP loses $100 million verdict over toxic fumesDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - BP Products North America must pay $100 million to 10 workers sickened by toxic fumes at its Texas City, Texas, refinery in April 2007, a federal jury ruled. Locally, BP...
-
Holiday spirit well stocked at Carol Stream barDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - It's gotten easier over time for John Bestler to string the hundreds of multicolored lights and place the scores of Christmas decorations throughout his bar in Carol Str...
-
ConAgra Foods 2Q profit up on consumer foods gainsDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- ConAgra Foods Inc.'s profit jumped 43 percent in the second quarter as the popularity of its foods continued to grow with frugal shoppers. The company,...
-
Sara Lee to reduce saltDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - Sara Lee Corp. Wednesday announced it is committed to reducing salt an average of 20 percent over the next five years across its key categories of fresh ...
-
Nestle sees stagnant chocolate market as cocoa prices soarDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Nestle SA, which plans to start making Fairtrade-compliant KitKat bars in the U.K. next month, predicts the country's chocolate market will be little changed in 2010 as ...
-
Report: P&G to buy Sara Lee's air unit for $472 millionDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Procter & Gamble Co. is buying Sara Lee Inc.'s Ambi Pur air freshener business for $320 million euros, or $470 million. The deal adds strength for consumer-products gian...
-
Amedisys honored with awardDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - GLEN ELLYN - Amedisys Home Health of Glen Ellyn has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States....
-
Christmas lights in short supply on suburban shelvesDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban residents looking to add an extra strand of Christmas lights to the tree or replace burned out icicles hanging from the roof may be out of luck. Retailers are f...
-
McDonald's launching 'Avatar' promotions, gameDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, is planning more promotions around interactive online experiences tied to films, the company's marketing chief ...