Packaged Foods & Meats

Good morning everyone! Speaking of mornings, I am very hungry since I haven't had my breakfast yet. And guess what?! I smell (FOOD) from outside my hotel room. Literally! Anyway, today's stock feature is about Alliance Select Foods, Inc. or FOOD in the Philippine Stock Exchange...

We are initiating weekly coverage of the top performing ETF's in the US Equities Asset Class. This provides an interesting contrast to the tracking of the top US equity styles. Currently, the top US Equity styles, measured by an ETF of each sub-class has the following shape:   Assets Class...

Sugar production actually started in India in ancient times, where sugarcane juice was turned into granulated crystals. Honey was obviously used as a sweetener in other areas of the world back then. Did you know that Christopher Columbus brought the first sugarcane cuttings to the New World? Now...

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is coming for your coffee cup. Starbucks plans to take single-cup steps independent of current market leader Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), according to Starbucks' internal memo that was leaked yesterday. Starbucks' further announcement to partner with...

Yesterday, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) plunged more than 8% intra-day after reports surfaced that Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Howard Shultz had circulated a memo to his employees that the company would be looking to aggressively enter the single serve coffee market, a market that...

During its five years of existence, this company's stock has risen 148 percent, while the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund (IYK) - of which it is a member - has risen just 6.3 percent. That outperformance, from a typically slow growth...

During its five years of existence, this company's stock has risen 148 percent, while the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund (IYK) - of which it is a member - has risen just 6.3 percent. That outperformance, from a typically slow growth...

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) is trading higher today. At the time of posting shares of GMCR were trading at $41.83, up 2.75% from Thursday's close.

Gabelli & Co. has a Buy rating on shares of JM Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM). In a note to clients, Gabelli writes, "Generates strong cash flow and continues to have financial flexibility; mgmt expects to continue repurchasing shares, while it also has the ability to pursue new acquisition...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) from $71 to $72 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) is down more than 3% this morning after the company cut its 2011forecast on weak soup sales. The company reported earnings of 71 cents per share on revenues of $2.13 billion. This was lighter than what Wall Street was forecasting. Wall Street expected earnings of...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, ahead of the 2-day Group of 20 meeting in Paris. The People's Bank of China lifted its reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50 basis points. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6 points to 12,282.00, while those...

Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) reports its Q2 EPS at $0.71, versus the consensus of $0.71. CPB reports its Q2 revenue at $2.13 billion, versus the consensus of $2.15 billion. CPB shares dipped 3.12% to $33.85 in pre-market trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today reported its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Net earnings for the quarter ended Jan. 30, 2011 were $239 million compared with $259 million in the prior year, a decrease of 8 percent. Net earnings per share were $0.71 in the current quarter...

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, ahead of the 2-day Group of 20 meeting in Paris. The People's Bank of China lifted its reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50 basis points. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6 points to 12,282.00, while those for the S&P...