Hershey Profit Up, to Sell Cookies
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Chocolate maker Hershey Foods Corp.  on Thursday posted a higher-than-expected 16 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it will get into the cookie business.
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Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday  reported a 31 percent increase in quarterly net income and  raised its earnings forecast for the year on strong sales of  holiday products like Christmas Blend coffee beans.
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Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc.  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose as higher sales and a benefit from an accounting change helped offset a one-time charge.
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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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Peanut butter and jelly maker J.M.  Smucker Co.  on Tuesday posted better-than-expected  quarterly earnings on higher sales and increased profitability  in its Uncrustables frozen sandwich business.
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Hershey Co.  on Thursday posted a 96 percent drop in second-quarter net income and again cut its 2007 profit forecast as it spends more money to try to jump-start flagging sales.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on  Wednesday reported a 31 percent increase in quarterly net   income and raised its earnings forecast for the year on strong  sales of holiday products like Christmas Blend coffee beans.
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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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Kroger Co. , the top U.S. grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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WM Wrigley Jr. Co., which makes chewing gum and other confectionery products, on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit rose 11 percent on strong volume growth in Canada, Russia, Britain and China.
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Starbucks Corp  on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit as the premium coffee seller works to revive its historically swift growth as it grapples with slower U.S. consumer spending, high milk prices and increased competition.
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PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, on Thursday said 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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British supermarket giant Tesco has revealed that net profit rose by almost a quarter during the first half of its financial year as the country's biggest retailer attracted more customers.
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The smoothie giant serves up better-than-expected profits.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on  Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, lifted by sales of new  products and increased prices.
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday reported that quarterly profit edged up as  it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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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.