Whole Foods buys Wild Oats
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Whole Foods Market Inc  said  on Monday it had bought smaller rival Wild Oats Markets Inc  , following months of delays as U.S. antitrust  authorities sought to block the $565 million deal.
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PREMIER FOODS emerged victorious in the bidding for another slice of UK larder shelf history. The owner of Ambrosia creamed rice has bought Birdâs custard and Angel Delight brands from Kraft for Â£70 million
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Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. purchased Northland Cranberries Inc.'s processing plant and inventory for $28 million in cash to bolster its manufacturing and ingredient business.
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The Trix Rabbit and that Lucky Charms leprechaun are going on a whole-grain diet. General Mills announced Thursday that it will convert all of its breakfast cereals to whole grain.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The global food retailer Ahold NV, which owns the Stop &amp; Shop and Giant chains in the United States, said Monday it will buy a 20 percent stake in Scandinavian grocer ICA AB for 7.35 billion Swedish kronor ($1.
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The chief executive of Whole Foods  Market Inc. posted messages on a Yahoo! chat forum under an  alias for years, talking up his own company while predicting a  bleak future for Wild Oats Markets Inc., the rival it has since  sought to acquire.
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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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The Federal Trade Commission said the integration of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which it opposed on competitive grounds, was not complete and there was still time to stop it.
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Natural and organic foods retailer  Wild Oats Markets Inc. OATS.O and Pathmark Stores Inc.  PTMK.O both warned on Monday that their full-year results  would miss Wall Street forecasts because profit margins were  being squeezed by aggressive price cuts.
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01/10/2004 The Big G cereal division of General Mills, known for Cheerios, Wheaties and Trix cereals, is announcing it will become the first leading food company to make all of its breakfast cereals with whole grain, providing Americans with more than 1.5
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ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Tuesday  said private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.  exercised its option to buy the company's minority stake in  Swift Foods, and that ConAgra received $194 million in the  transaction.
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The chief executive of Whole Foods Market Inc. posted messages on a Yahoo! chat forum under an alias for years, talking up his own company while predicting a bleak future for Wild Oats Markets Inc., the rival it has since sought to acquire.
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HERSHEY, Pa. - Hershey Foods Corp. has agreed to acquire Manua Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. from private equity investment firm Shansby Group to strengthen its snack offerings.
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Premier Foods, the manufacturer of foods with long shelf lives, is to acquire Bird&#39;s, the best-selling custard brand that has drenched countless dishes of jam sponge and spotted dick during its 167-year history.
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By The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 5--Sustainable Connections' Food & Farming program will sponsor the second annual Buy Fresh Eat Local Week and Eat Local Pledge, Sept. 10-16.
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Nestle , the world's largest  food group, is buying the medical nutrition business of Swiss  pharmaceutical group Novartis AG  for $2.525 billion,  the companies said on Thursday.
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Whole Foods Market's leader does the right thing.