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Fitch 2009 U.S. Beverage Outlook: Volumes Likely to Remain Challenged in 2009 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings expects ratings for U.S. beverage companies to remain stable in 2009. This outlook is based on the companies' continued ability to generate meaningful free cash flow, improve cost positions, realize pricing, and capitalize on international growth opportunities. Junk food ads hard to defend, inquiry told (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Australian Psychological Society has told a Senate inquiry there is almost no justification for continuing to allow junk food advertising to be directly aimed at children. Specialty Cheese Series III: Trends in the Cheese Case: The Times They Are a Changin' (The Gourmet Retailer)
In the cellar, sheep's milk cheeses Soak in cold brine. Once a week, a man comes to turn them. Sixty pounds lifted like child after child, lain back re-wrapped in their clothes on the wooden shelves. Coca-Cola Entreprises: A Sustainable Enterprise (Beverage World)
It happened at some moment during the past couple of years, but it's hard to put your finger on exactly when. At some point in time in the beverage world's recent history, the eco-movement reached its tipping point and-as if overnight-transformed the industry from the inside. Staff sergeant puts runners through their paces (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
"Runners on your mark . . . get set . . . go!" With those time-honored words, Terrence Pugh set more than 4,000 marathoners into motion downtown on Broad Street yesterday. Pugh, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, was the official starter for the SunTrust Richmond Marathon. He also did the honors for the McDonald's Half Marathon. Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Looking over the seven page questionnaire that the Obama organization has for prospective appointees, several thoughts occurred: Alaska Airlines Inaugurates Service From Seattle to Kona, on Hawaii's Big Island (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate daily, year-round service between Seattle and Kona on Hawaii's Big Island. The new flights will provide convenient connections to travelers in other cities served by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air throughout the Pacific Northwest and state of Alaska. China Bottles Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
China Bottles Inc. , a leading plastic packaging solutions company and plastic bottle production equipment company in the People's Republic of China, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Will Canada's high-end coffee sellers keep percolating? (CTV.ca)
It's been a pretty good run for Canada's premium coffee houses over the past decade. But with U.S. coffee giant Starbucks reporting big-time profit drops this past week, it may be a sign the good times are coming to an end. George Soros buys Research in Motion Ltd., Arch Coal Inc., Whiting Petroleum Corp., Global Signal Inc., Suncor Energy ... (Guru Focus)
George Soros is back to his fund. We can see it from the portfolio holdings of his fund. He owns fewer stocks now and he bets big into certain areas. George Soros owns 83 stocks with a total value of $2.8 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. New Purchases: ACI, AMZN, BAC, BBY, BK, BUD, BWLD, CA, CDNS, CHK, CIEN, CSGS, DPS, ETR, FIS, FRO, GGP, GLRE, GMT, GSL, GSL/WS, HSNI, ITT, ...
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