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PepsiCo Raises Forecast As North America Lifts Results

PepsiCo Inc. topped third-quarter profit estimates and raised its annual forecast after sales of its snacks and drinks in North America outweighed weaker r...

PIK Vrbovec: A Taste Of Croatian Tradition

PIK Vrbovec nurtures the Croatian tradition by combining its products with the heritage of its consumers. The company offers products under the Panona and...

Unilever Said To Be Interested In Jessica Alba’s Honest Co.

Unilever has expressed interest in buying Honest Co., the household-products company co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, according to a person familiar wit...

Unilever Chief Says Brands Can Profit Despite Global Turmoil

Even as Brexit, a contentious US presidential race, and turmoil in emerging markets highlight a sense of fear among electorates, Unilever chief Paul Polman...

Weight Watchers’ Chief Resigns After Comeback Effort Lags

Weight Watchers International Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jim Chambers is stepping down after his attempt to turn around the weight-loss company failed to...

Spurned By Hershey, Mondelez Pushes Into U.S. Chocolate Market

Mondelez International Inc. wanted Hershey Kisses and Reese’s Pieces. The global snack giant will have to settle for Oreo candy bars instead. Afte...

Campbell Soup Discovers Health Food Is No Picnic: Gadfly

It turns out trying to remake yourself into a "healthy" snack-food company is harder than it looks. Shares in Campbell Soup dropped 6 percent...

Mondelez Abandons Hershey Talks Two Months After Bid Snubbed

Mondelez International Inc. is walking away from takeover discussions with Hershey Co. two months after its $23 billion bid was rejected by the chocolate m...