West Chicago Business
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Nestle warned about health claimsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestle SA's Juicy Juice and Boost beverages for children violate U.S. rules about marketing health claims, regulators said. The Food and Drug Admi...
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Texas company says Navistar bid was flawedDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - SEALY, Texas -- A Texas defense contractor has restated its opposition to a U.S. Army decision to award a $3 billion contract to a Wisconsin company for 23,000 military ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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....