(Reuters) - General Mills Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as higher ingredient costs hurt gross margins.The maker of Progresso soups and Cheerios cereal reported net income of $444.8 million, or 67 cents per share, for the second quarter ended ...

(Reuters) - General Mills Inc reported lower quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as higher ingredient costs hurt gross margins.The maker of Progresso soups and Cheerios cereal reported net earnings of $444.8 million, or 67 cents per share, for the second quarter ended ...

(Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc named its current chief executive, Irene Rosenfeld, to lead its snacks business and Anthony Vernon to lead its North American grocery business, when the packaged food giant splits in two.Vernon is currently president of Kraft Foods North ...

(Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year outlook, citing strong sales trends around the world.North America's largest packaged food company, whose shares dipped 0.5 percent in after-hours trading, did not offer an update on ...

(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc reported higher quarterly earnings on Wednesday, helped by strong international growth and the acquisition of a Russian beverage company.The maker of Pepsi-Cola, Lays potato chips and Quaker oatmeal said net income was $2.0 billion, or $1.25 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beam Inc Chief Executive Matthew Shattock thinks the spotlight will be good for his newly independent alcoholic drinks company.Hours before ending his first week as head of a publicly traded U.S. company Shattock, who hails from Somerset ...

(Reuters) - General Mills Inc reported a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the food company was hit by higher ingredient and fuel costs.The maker of Cheerios cereal and Progresso soups reported net income of $405.6 million, or 61 cents per ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc , the object of a takeover battle between rivals Hertz Global Holdings Inc and Avis Budget Group Inc , said on Sunday it wants best and final offers by early October.Dollar Thrifty said both car ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hershey Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its full-year outlook, showing that consumers are willing to pay more to satisfy their sweet tooth even in a weak economy.Like most food and beverage companies, the world's largest ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Mills Inc reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by price increases.The maker of Cheerios cereal and Progresso soups said net income was $320.2 million, or 48 cents per share, in the fourth quarter ended ...