F.T.C. Tries Again to Stop Whole Foods Deal
109503
The Federal Trade Commission said the integration of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which it opposed on competitive grounds, was not complete and there was still time to stop it.
83802
The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
452523
Whole Foods Market Inc.  and Wild Oats Markets Inc.  on Tuesday said a preliminary injunction hearing into antitrust authorities' bid to block their $565 million merger will be held on July 31.
577639
By Timmo Wayne  Harcourts boss Bryan Thomson has backtracked on comments the Government should restrain the dairy sector to stop inflation, after threats of a farmer boycott of the nationwide real estate company.
757100
The country's largest food suppliers, including Kraft Foods, H.J. Heinz and Dole Food, facing congressional food-safety proposals that could cost them millions of dollars a year, proposed yesterday to grant the government more oversight of the industry.
261002
The UK's biggest dairy company Dairy Crest is to stop supplying fresh milk to Tesco, a deal which currently brings in about Â£60m a year.
25712
Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.
282578
Florida Citrus Mutual and a group of Florida-based orange juice producers have petitioned the US government for anti-dumping duties to offset what they say are unfair prices offered by Brazilian processors on frozen concentrated orange juice and not-from
457266
Dairy processor National Foods has again called for shareholders to reject the takeover bid of New Zealand dairy giant, Fonterra. The company has told a shareholder meeting in Adelaide the $5.45 a share bid made by Fonterra is grossly inadequate.
625693
Consumer goods company is facing its challenges and looking for a turnaround.
138183
Union unrest may cut into the supermarket chain's growth plans.
111348
The F.T.C. said that the merger between Wild Oats and Whole Foods would lead to higher prices in markets where the chains compete.
450752
While federal officials warned against buying fresh spinach, one distributor issues a recall
181698
Leading food manufacturers stand accused of using tactics to push foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
346574
John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, criticized Wild Oats Markets in anonymous messages on the Internet in the years before his company agreed to take over the smaller rival, Mackey revealed yesterday. The critical comments were posted on online financial chat boards hosted by Yahoo...
99218
U.S. antitrust authorities said on Tuesday they would file suit to block Whole Foods Market Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  on grounds that the deal would hobble competition in the market for natural and organic groceries.
648944
An end-of-the-session food fight over a milk support program erupted Friday in Congress, stalling action for hours on legislation ranging from corporate tax cuts to hurricane and drought relief and preventing lawmakers from adjourning to hit the campaign trail.