Dean Foods profit rises
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Dean Foods Co.  posted higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales by its White Wave organic food and soy milk unit.
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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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Pepsi Bottling Group , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly net profit rose, helped by volume growth.
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Archer Daniels Midland Co., the world&#39;s largest grain processor, said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 77 percent on improved results from sales of soy products, corn-based fuel and agricultural services.
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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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Bakery company Flowers Foods Inc. , whose brands include Nature's Own, posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by price increases and stronger sales of higher-priced items.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on   Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, lifted by sales of new   products and increased prices.
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United Natural Foods Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose as sales jumped after it regained its deal to be the primary distributor to Wild Oats Markets Inc. .
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The world's No. 2 soft drink company said on Thursday  quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits.
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The Kroger Company, the nationâs biggest supermarket chain, said fourth-quarter profit rose more than analysts had anticipated as discounts spurred sales.
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Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  reported higher-than-expected profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and price increases, and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up more than 4 percent.
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The Kellogg Company said yesterday that third-quarter profit rose 6.8 percent, topping analysts&#39; estimates by a penny a share, on sales of new cereals and snacks with reduced carbohydrates and sugar.
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Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N) on Thursday posted a sharply higher quarterly profit, lifted by a rise in sales at stores open at least a year.
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Chocolate maker Hershey Foods Corp.  HSY.N on Thursday posted a 15.7 percent rise in third-quarter  profit on sales of new products and a more efficient supply  chain, which offset higher ingredient costs.
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Fast-food giant Yum Brands said that its second-quarter profit rose by 12 percent, amid ongoing growth in its international business that offset an essentially flat U.S. performance.
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the largest U.S.   grocery chain, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday,   aided by cost cuts and sales growth.
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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.