Campbell Soup Co has delivered strong earnings growth in what it described as a “challenging year”.For the twelve-month period, net earnings amounted to US$844m compared to $736m in the prior...

Woolworths has reported a 10.1% increase in net profit, to a total of $2 billion, for the financial year. Woolworths announced its positive full-year results today, among the most positive for Australia’s...

US food and edible oils giant Cargill ended its fiscal year with a fourth quarter in which its profits more than doubled, the company announced this week. Cargill posted fourth-quarter net earnings of...

Australian franchise giant Retail Food Group, owner of Donut King, Brumby’s Bakery, Michel’s Patisserie, bb’s cafe and Big Dad’s Pies franchise systems, has today reported a record 10.6% increase...

Kraft Foods has said it will increase advertising in the second half of the year in a bid to restore sales growth in North America. Speaking on the firm’s earnings call last week, chairman and CEO...

McDonalds Corporation have released figures showing a worldwide rise in comparable sales of 7% in July over last year’s figures, including an increase of 10.1% in the Asia/Pacific region. US business...

Kellogg said yesterday (29 July) that it saw net earnings decline 15% in the second quarter of 2010 due to the competition in the US cereals business and the impact of a product recall last month. The...

Shares in UK-listed stevia producer PureCircle soured yesterday (27 July) after the business warned profits in 2010 would be lower than a year earlier. PureCircle’s stock was down 16.2% to 229.5p...

Coles retail sales growth in the fourth quarter has once more topped Woolworths. Total Coles’ food and liquor sales for the fourth quarter were $5.9 billion, up 4.2 per cent, with comparable food...

Australia’s largest grocery retailer Woolworths Ltd yesterday posted a 4.8% increase in annual sales, excluding petrol, for the financial year ended 30 June. Turnover reached $51.7 billion on the...