ConAgra Profit Up, Price Hikes Help
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ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Wednesday  said quarterly profit from continuing operations rose 2.3  percent, boosted by higher prices and increased sales of  products ranging from Parkay margarine to Orville Redenbacher's  popcorn.
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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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Adolph Coors Co. said Thursday its earnings rose 4.3 percent in the third quarter from a year ago as higher beer prices and favorable exchange rates helped more than offset a decline in the amount of beer sold.
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ConocoPhillips COP.N, the No. 3 U.S.  oil company, on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly profit,  boosted by soaring oil and gas prices.
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Procter & Gamble Co.   on Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate &amp; Furst Inc. exercised its option to buy the company&#39;s minority stake
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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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Colgate-Palmolive Co  on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, helped by strength in emerging markets and improved margins and savings from cost-cutting measures.
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ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Wednesday  posted lower quarterly profit due to higher ingredient costs  and the sale of its chicken and agricultural products  businesses.
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Altria Group Inc. MO.N, on Tuesday  posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake  in brewer SABMiller Plc SAB.L and the weak dollar offset  weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food business.
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ConAgra Foods Inc.  on Wednesday posted lower quarterly profits due to higher ingredient costs and the sale of its chicken and agricultural products businesses.
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General Mills Inc.  on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly earnings that matched a better-than-expected view the company gave earlier this month, helped by a move to reduce the size of cereal boxes and charge consumers more per ounce.
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Kroger Co.  said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8 percent and raised its 2006 earnings view, sending its shares to their highest level in five years, as the grocery chain benefited from remodeled supermarkets, lower prices and improved products.
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ConAgra Foods Inc., the third-largest US food company, said earnings fell to $242.3 million, or 47 cents a share, in the second quarter ended Nov. 28.
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US packaged food manufacturer ConAgra Foods has reported a 10.3% fall in second-quarter earnings due to the divestment of its meat processing activities, but earnings from continuing operations rose.
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Altria Group Inc. , on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake in brewer SABMiller Plc , a lower tax rate  and the weak dollar offset weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food business.
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Procter &amp; Gamble Co  posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday as strength in emerging markets helped offset slower growth in North America and Western Europe.