Hershey Profit Up, Helped by New Items
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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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Yum Brands reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly net earnings and nudged up its profit forecast for the year.
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Starbucks Corp.  on Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by sales of new products like Frappuccino Light, aggressive store expansion, and an extra week.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by stronger U.S. shipments of beer, higher prices and demand for its imports.
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The Pepsi Bottling Group reported higher-than-expected profit yesterday, helped by cost controls and price increases, and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.   on Tuesday said quarterly profit soared nearly 90 percent,  helped by new products, increased marketing and improvement in  its international business.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S.  grocery chain, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as  it attracted shoppers with remodeled stores featuring a better  selection of products, and it got an unexpected tax benefit.
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PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose  due to $221 million in tax benefits and strong performances  from its key Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage  businesses.
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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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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit soared nearly 90 percent, helped by new products, increased marketing and improvement in its international business.
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PepsiCo, the world's No. 2 soft drink company, said quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and a strong performance from its Frito-Lay snack business.
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Profits got a boost despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment.
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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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Kellogg Co. K.N on Monday said  quarterly profit rose a better than expected 7 percent, as the  world's largest cereal maker was helped by strong sales of new  products and a weaker U.S. dollar.
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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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Hershey Foods Corp. HSY.N on  Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on strong  sales of new products like Reese's snack bars and Ice Breakers  liquid breath mints.
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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.