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PepsiCo Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results and Raises Full Year EPS Guidance

The company expects to return a total of $8.7 billion to shareholders in 2014 through approximately $3.7 billion in dividends...

11 years ago 1 minute read

Village Super Market, Inc. Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter Ended July 26, 2014

Sales were $1,518,636 in fiscal 2014, an increase of $42,179, or 2% from the prior year. Sales increase due to...

11 years ago 1 minute read

Ruby Tuesday Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results

Total revenue was $281.2 million compared to $289.7 million in the same quarter of the prior year, reflecting the closing...

11 years ago 1 minute read

Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Results and September Sales Results

Net sales for the fourth quarter were $34.75 billion, an increase of nine percent from $31.77 billion in fiscal 2013....

11 years ago 1 minute read

Monsanto Delivers Year of Strong Growth on Performance of Global Seeds and Traits Portfolio; Foundation Set for Continued Growth In FY15 and Over Multi-Year Horizon

Monsanto reported net sales of approximately $2.6 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Net sales for the...

11 years ago 1 minute read

Landec Corporation Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2015 Results

Consolidated revenues increased 22% to $133.6 million with Apio’s value-added vegetable business up 26% and Apio’s export business up 24%...

11 years ago 1 minute read

USDA Cites Maxsun Produce Corp. in New York for PACA Violations

USDA/AMS Press Release: Release No.: 209-14 Contact: Nadine Wilkins, (202) 720-8998, nadine.wilkins@ams.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2014 – The U.S. Department...

11 years ago 2 minute read

Yum! Brands Reports Third-Quarter EPS Growth of 3%, Excluding Special Items; Soft China Sales Reduce 2014 Full-Year EPS Expectations

Worldwide system sales grew 1%. Worldwide restaurant margin decreased 2.7 percentage points to 14.9%, and worldwide operating profit decreased 12%....

11 years ago 1 minute read

Riding the Seesaw

In a perfect world, credit and sales department professionals have an inherent respect for each other and understand the difficulties...

11 years ago 4 minute read

Judgement was Entered Against Nacho’s Produce Corporation, Hidalgo, Texas

On September 30, 2014, a default judgment was entered against Nacho’s Produce Corporation, in civil case number 7:14-CV-224, filed in...

11 years ago 1 minute read

Judgment was Entered Against De Bruyn Produce Co., La Villa, Texas

On September 30, 2014, a default judgment was entered against De Bruyn Produce Co., in civil case number 7:13-53, filed...

11 years ago 1 minute read

Facets of Freshness

Ontario is central to Canada’s agriculture industry. Leamington, southwest of Toronto and near Detroit, is a mecca for premium greenhouse...

11 years ago 3 minute read

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California from Operating in the Produce Industry

11 years ago 1 minute read

Nehl Horton Joins Sysco as Senior Vice President, Chief Communications and Government Relations Officer

Company Press Release HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced that Nehl Horton has joined...

11 years ago 3 minute read

James B. Gattoni To Succeed Henry H. Gerkens As Landstar CEO

Company Press Release JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ: LSTR), a worldwide, asset-light provider of...

11 years ago 4 minute read

Knight Transportation Acquires Stock of Barr-Nunn Transportation

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Knight Transportation, Inc. announced today that it has acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc. and...

11 years ago 1 minute read