Food & Beverage

Magazine articles on food and beverage producers.

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The Motley Fool December 1, 2004 Tom Engle	Is This Business Too Nutty? The nut processor John B. Sanfilippo & Son might not be the best choice for a long-term investment.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2004 Rich Smith	Coke in the Crosshairs A hedge fund vigilante takes aim at Coke's stock price.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Earnings Pig-Out Near-record hog prices benefit Smithfield results. Net income for the latest quarter rose 61% from year-ago levels on a 32% gain in sales.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Phil Wohl	Gluten-Free Profits This leading natural food distributor maintains internal growth strategy. United Natural shares, which are up 7% today, have appreciated more than 42% since August.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	ConAgra Sheds Its Pride ConAgra plans to sell its Pilgrim's Pride stake even though the poultry producer is performing well.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Talking Turkey With Hormel Jenny-O turkey profits prop-up Hormel's fourth quarter results. The company is up 12.6% over the last 52 weeks.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Jack Daniel's to the Rescue Jack Daniel's puts on a strong performance as Brown-Forman's earnings grow strongly.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Phil Wohl	Income Over Growth for Heinz The branded foods maker falls short of expectations but still provides solid income. However, a few more quarters of underperformance might put a strain on the balance between growth and income.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hershey Goes Nuts Hershey bus macadamia nut processor Mauna Loa. For the number crunchers, the deal isn't all that nutty either. Hershey is trading for three times trailing sales and it is scooping Mauna Loa at half that multiple and it will be accretive to earnings.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 W.D. Crotty	M'm! M'm! Could Be Better! Campbell Soup turns in a good quarter, but there are better alternatives. Their $0.52-a-share earnings forecast missed the estimate by four pennies.
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