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ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings grew almost 5 percent, helped by contributions from the commodity trading unit that the company just sold.The Omaha-based maker of Healthy Choice, Hunts and other consumer brands earned $201...
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ConAgra Foods Inc. says its first-quarter profit jumped as price increases boosted its sales. But its earnings from continuing operations fell shy of analyst...
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ConAgra Foods Inc. says its fourth-quarter earnings grew 5 percent, helped by contributions from the commodity trading unit that the company just sold.The Omaha-based...
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ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit soared 60 percent as it raised prices and improved sales. The year-ago results were depressed by recall costs,...
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ConAgra Foods Incorporated says its third-quarter profit soared 60 percent as it raised prices and improved sales. The year-ago results were depressed by recall costs,...
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ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday that strong performance from its commodities trading group helped the company overcome the cost of a pot pie recall and post a 15...
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ConAgra Foods Inc., a packaged food maker whose brands include Banquet, Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice, said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 5 percent as sales...
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ConAgra Foods retail products are pictured Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at a supermarket in Danvers, Mass. ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit soared 60 percent as it raised prices and improved sales. The year-ago results were...
