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Smithfield Foods, Inc. posted net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 of $49 million, equal to 44c per share on the common stock, versus net income last year of $54.9 million, or 49c per share.

"It's going fast," said Gutierrez, who heads a new university research lab dedicated to helping ... Gutierrez was referring to the speed of the conveyor belt - 600 feet per minute, the speed Wal-Mart uses in its warehouses - but he could have been talking about the rapid acceptance of radio frequency identification, a technology that can ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just announced the winners of its 2005 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge.2.7

SYSCO Corporation announced today that it will present to investors attending the 12th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference in New York at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2005.2.7

LONDON: Traces of potentially fatal E.coli bacteria were found in meals intended for British Airways passengers, documents obtained by The Times reveal.2.7

U.S. meat and food processing giant sees third quarter earnings rise by 15 percent.2.7

U.S. Appeal judges award costs to Tyson in cattle pricing court case. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the USA, which confirmed that Tyson Fresh Meats was not guilty in a cattle pricing case, has also ruled ...2.7

FAST-FOOD chains including McDonald's, Burger King and KFC are to be sued by the state of California for not warning consumers about a potentially cancer-causing agent produced when potatoes are deep fried.2.7

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has ruled that one giant corporation can't continue to treat the Chesapeake Bay as if it owns it.2.7

MADISON, Wis. -- Alfonso Gutierrez smiles as boxes of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese tagged with tiny ... Gutierrez was referring to the speed of the conveyor belt -- 600 feet per minute, the speed Wal-Mart uses in its warehouses -- but he could have been talking about the rapid acceptance of radio frequency identification, a technology that can ...5.5

The firm at the heart of the dispute that grounded British Airways services has outlined redundancy terms it hopes will help end the row.6.8

James Rohr does not have to put up with crowded airports, long security lines or bad airline food when he travels to his vacation home in Vero Beach, Fla., or to a European investors' conference.

Lifeway Foods Inc.'s stock rose 15 percent Friday after the Morton Grove maker of organic drinks agreed to supply 17 Wal-Mart Stores Inc.2.7

Tiny legs wriggling beneath cumbersome shells, turtles tumbled over each other in their storage boxes at Concordia Turtle Farm, waiting to be shipped to Europe.2.7

Now at Scottrade, not only are market orders $7, but limit orders are too. Only $500 to open an account.2.7

China's biggest milk producer, China Mengniu Dairy Co., has signed an agreement to set up a joint venture with Europe's biggest dairy company, Arla Foods amba, to produce formula milk powder.2.7

I know several folks that pretend to believe that a woman and a snake carried on a conversation.2.7

Representatives of the Sierra Club and a New York City foundation contended Friday that Smithfield Foods Inc.3.1

LOS ANGELES Omnicom Group's TBWA\Chiat\Day has picked up more business from Sara Lee, acquiring creative duties for Senseo and State Fair, according to sources.2.7

The unexpected addition of the former Horizon Organic Farm and Education Center into a plan to build a state-run equestrian park in Crownsville drew guarded reactions this week from Gambrills residents.2.7

EGP News Service Through a summer youth employment program, Commerce based Unified Western Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery cooperative in the western United States, gives high school students from ...2.7

Send your family snacking-guilt-free. Obesity has become such an epidemic in the United States that even Cookie Monster has been cutting back on treats to teach moderation.2.1

McLane Company Inc. announced in an Aug. 25 press release the signing of a distribution agreement with La Raza Pizza Inc.2.7

Largest Private Cos. People World's Richest People 100 Top Celebrities 400 Richest Americans Best Paid CEOs Places Best Places Personal Finance Estate Planning Funds Philanthropy Retirement Strategies Taxes ...2.7

The Oreo seems so innocent - two dark, chocolate wafers held together by a dab of sweet, white ... When we eat that pie at the end of a Thanksgiving meal, it has nothing to do with hunger," said Allen Levine, an obesity researcher at the University of Minnesota.2.7

Dean Foods Co. on Thursday named Joseph E. Scalzo president and chief executive of its rapidly growing WhiteWave Foods unit.2.7

Wall Street analysts hate being wrong. After all, they're getting paid plenty to nail a company's ... It's good to be in the red We'll start with Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) .2.7

Nextel Partners Inc. said Thursday it is scheduling a special shareholder meeting to vote on forcing Sprint Nextel Corp.2.7

The controversial new US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, has been in the job just three weeks, but he is already disappointing parts of the press.2.9

The manufacturer of Sweet 'N Low sweeteners is starting a $100,000 campaign this month to get families more physically active during the school year.3.1

Y'all probably know right much about the MoonPie. It's sweet. It's chewy. It's got a heart of marshmallow.2.7

Manufacturing-focused ERP applications maker Infor Global Systems is adding another technology to its acquisition-assembled portfolio, announcing Thursday that it has bought Formation Systems, a developer of ...2.7

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a natural and organic food and personal care products company, announced Tuesday that they signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Spectrum Organic Products, Inc.2.7

Smithfield Foods first quarter of 2006 results reflect a net income down to $49 million compared to the first quarter last year of $54.9 million, as a result of an annual seasonally weak pork segment, Jerry ...4