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Nestlé Puts Ice-Cream Businesses In Venture With PAI Partners

Nestlé SA, which makes Skinny Cow and Moevenpick ice cream, set up a joint venture to run most of its ice-cream business outside North America, as t...

South American Weather Hurting Crops Is Driving Markets Crazy

It’s been a wild few weeks in the agriculture markets. Floods in Argentina and drought in Brazil have sent futures markets from Chicago to Paris i...

US Men Revealed As Most Likely To Do Majority Of Household Cleaning

A new survey by Nielsen has revealed in which countries men are most likely to take responsibility for household cleaning. The survey examined 61 countr...

General Mills Creates Pumpkin Spice Cheerios To Enliven Brand

General Mills Inc., looking to reinvigorate its flagship Cheerios brand after years of sluggish sales, is taking inspiration from Starbucks Corp. The co...

Kimberly-Clark Tumbles After Sales Miss Analysts' Estimates

Kimberly-Clark Corp. suffered its biggest stock decline in eight months after missing analysts’ sales estimates, with currency fluctuations dealing a...

Wal-Mart To Cut Board To 12 Directors As Four Members Retire

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to cut the size of its board to 12 directors as four of its current members – including former Chief Executive Officer Mik...