Earnings Slide 40% at Tyson Foods
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The meat producer said its first-quarter profit slid 40 percent and planned to increase prices to offset the higher cost of commodities used to feed cattle.
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Tyson Foods (TSN :NYSE - news - research) beat expectations despite reporting a lower fourth-quarter profit, as beef sales slumped in the period.
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ConAgra Foods Inc. reported a 30 percent drop in first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, citing sales lost from discontinued operations and higher costs for materials.
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Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc.  SAFM.O sunk nearly 16 percent before the bell on Tuesday,  after the chicken producer's quarterly earnings fell short of  Wall Street estimates.
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The soup maker said its second-quarter profit slipped 3.9 percent to $274 million even though its sales rose.
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The companyâs shares plunged 15.9 percent to a nearly four-year low of $10.36 in morning trading after its net profit fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co., the country&#39;s second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, said third-quarter earnings fell sharply as poor weather hurt results.
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Hershey Co  on Thursday posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit, hurt by sluggish sales, restructuring charges and soaring costs for ingredients.
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Food company General Mills Inc.   on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly profit,  pressured by higher costs, increased marketing spending and  restructuring charges.
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Analysts saw earnings per share of $1.45. Instead, losing hedges and low poultry prices will make it a lot less. Even as a new $75 million ad campaign promotes how its protein is &quot;powering the world,&quot; Tyson
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The doughnut chain reported sharply lower quarterly  earnings on Thursday that missed Wall Street's expectations as  it tries to overhaul operations after being battered by popular  low-carbohydrate diets. Its shares closed at $15.36 on the New  York Stock Exchange.
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.  on Tuesday posted a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit due to high fruit, fuel and transportation costs, although both sales and earnings exceeded analysts' expectations.
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Shares of Dean Foods Inc., the largest US dairy company, tumbled sharply Wednesday after the company lowered its 2004 earnings forecast, blaming a range of factors from volatile milk prices to diminished consumer appetite for
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Yum Brands Inc.  shares fell 3.5 percent on Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock due to concerns about slowing sales momentum in the United States and difficult upcoming sales comparisons at KFC and Taco Bell.
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Unilever, the consumer products giant, said today that profits had slipped during the third quarter - as had sales of its top 400 brands.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Unilever PLC reported higher earnings for the third quarter Wednesday but said its business suffered from strong competition, weak demand and poor weather, with sales of Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s ice cream and Lipton Tea falling.
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DISAPPOINTMENT over Wal-Martâs third-quarter sales performance and news of a sharp rise in October producer prices sent shares in the United States on a downward path yesterday.