Kraft Foods &quot;market perform,&quot; estimates reduced
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NEW YORK, November 16  - Analysts at Wachovia Securities maintain their &quot;market perform&quot; rating on Kraft Foods (KFT.
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Yum Brands Inc.  shares fell 2.4 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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Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
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Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4  percent in December and were less vigorous in November than  previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday  that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were  taking a toll on consumers.
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Coca-Cola (KO) reported a 24% drop in third-quarter profit on flat revenue, but beat analysts&#39; reduced expectations that were issued after the beverage giant&#39;s previous warnings.
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PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s No. 2 soft drink company, on Wednesday reaffirmed its 2004 profit forecast and named former Kraft Foods Inc.
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NEW YORK - Select Comfort Corp. stock fell after the bed maker lowered is sales forecast, citing slow sales during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on  Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to  cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings  to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell.
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Coca-Cola yesterday sharply reduced its long-term profit and sales targets, reflecting the entrenched slump that the world&#39;s largest soft drinks firm has found itself in.
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Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it agreed to sell its UK desserts business to Premier Foods PLC for $135 million. Kraft said the transaction, which is subject to required approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2005.
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Budget competition from other consumer electronics devices is among factors lowering sales estimates.
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Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N on Monday  posted a 3.8 percent drop in quarterly profit, weighed down by  higher marketing spending and increased costs for cheese,  coffee and other materials.
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Cincinnati - The Kroger Co., owner of King Soopers and City Markets stores in Colorado and one of the nation&#39;s largest operators of supermarkets, reported today that its second-quarter earnings fell almost $50 million from a year ago, hurt by debt charges
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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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Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Kraft Foods Inc. , according to the online version of The Wall Street Journal.
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Branded food and beverage maker Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the company in connection with the government&#39;s
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back