Whole Foods Quarterly Profit Rises 27 Pct
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Grocery retail chain Whole Foods Market Inc.  on Wednesday reported a 27 percent rise in quarterly profit as demand for organic and natural food outstripped rising expenses.
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PepsiCo Inc, the world&#39;s No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and strong earnings at its key Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage units.
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ConAgra Foods Inc  said on Tuesday that earnings in its third quarter, ending February 24, would come in higher than expected, thanks to strong performance of its trading and merchandise segment and its food and ingredients unit.
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Office Depot Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 27 percent as the office supplies retailer cut operating costs and used promotions to drive holiday sales.
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Sysco Corp., the country&#39;s largest food service distributor, Monday said profit for its latest quarter rose 8 percent, as it increased sales and trimmed expenses despite the hurricanes in the Southeast.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit  rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading  revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S.  mortgage weakness.
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The company said first-quarter profit rose 55 percent, beating Wall Streetâs expectations, as lofty crop prices stoked global demand for its agricultural equipment.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocery chain, said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8 percent, as shoppers were enticed by remodeled stores and improved perishable goods, and it raised its earnings view for the year.
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The food maker General Mills reported a slightly higher profit in its latest quarter on Wednesday, as stronger sales offset rising costs for ingredients and price increases did not faze consumers.
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Hormel Foods Corp.  on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, in line with raised expectations it announced earlier this month, and gave a forecast for current quarter earnings that was higher than analysts estimates.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 22 percent on resilient fixed-income revenue, record
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British supermarket Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, said that its net profit rose by almost a quarter during the first half of its financial year as it attracted more customers.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday said quarterly profit edged higher, though increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered the increase.
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Agricultural company Monsanto Co  said on Thursday its quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by strength in its corn seed and herbicide businesses, and it raised its 2008 forecast.
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Sysco Corp. SYY.N, the largest U.S.  food service supplier, on Monday posted a 4.8 percent rise in  quarterly profit, helped by cost control efforts.
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DuPont Co , one of the largest  U.S. chemical makers, said on Tuesday that third-quarter profit  rose more than 8 percent on strong sales from its agriculture  and nutrition segment, coupled with overseas growth.
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it  kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.