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Quick-Service Looks for Global Growth

istockanalyst.com     Jun 24, 2008          

From time to time, we like to check back in with our senior restaurant industry analyst, Ann Northrop, CFA, to find out where the strengths and weaknesses within this market are likely to be found in the near term.[More...]                    

Fast Food Looks for Growth (at Seeking Alpha)

yahoo.com     Jun 22, 2008   1 related          

by: Zacks.com posted on: June 22, 2008 | about stocks: From time to time, we like to check back in with our senior restaurant industry analyst, Ann Northrop, CFA, to find out where the strengths and weaknesses within this...                    

Heinz no longer playing catch-up on performance

nwsource.com     Jun 22, 2008          

There's nothing slow about H. J. Heinz Co. (HNZ). The maker of ketchup and Ore-Ida French fries grew profit by 7. 5 percent to $844.9 million for its last... By The Associated Press There's nothing slow about H.J. Heinz Co....                    

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Triarc, Wendy's and Yum! Brands

earthtimes.org     Jun 20, 2008   7 related          

CHICAGO - Today’s interview is with senior analyst Ann Northrop, who discusses Triarc (NYSE: TRY), Wendy’s (NYSE: WEN) and Yum! Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros...                    

Cadbury predicts a sweet performance

telegraph.co.uk     Jun 20, 2008   37 related          

By Jonathan Sibun Cadbury's life as a pure-play confectioner has got off to a strong start with it forecasting first-half profit margins above expectations, though it warned that rising commodity prices could slow growth. The...                    

Tall Order

portfolio.com     Jun 16, 2008   1 related          

Project Ferrari is what it’s called around the Starbucks Center in Seattle. For the past several months, behind locked doors on the sealed-off seventh floor of corporate headquarters, they’ve worked on it. Few people have ever...                    

Cadbury gets Sweet Kicks with chocolate gum

telegraph.co.uk     Jun 16, 2008   6 related          

There is a moment in the cult film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when Violet Beauregarde, one of the golden ticket winning children, eats a stolen piece of prototype chewing gum from one of Willy Wonka's laboratories.                    

CSX JUDGE SAYS FUNDS BROKE LAW

nypost.com     Jun 12, 2008   50 related          

Railroad giant CSX was handed a hollow victory yesterday in its heated battle with two secretive hedge funds seeking to oust five of the company's board members. Federal District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled yesterday that...                    

FUNDS WIN A ROUND

nypost.com     Jun 6, 2008   1 related          

The Securities and Exchange Commission sided yesterday with two big activist hedge funds on a key issue in their heated legal dispute with railroad giant CSX Corp. CSX alleges that the funds - The Children's Investment Fund and...                    

Hedge Funds: Activist tool threatened as judge weighs disclosure requirements

marketwatch.com     Jun 2, 2008   3 related          

Activist investor tool threatened Industry worries that equity swaps may have to be disclosed more Positions built in a company using equity swaps, a type of derivative that's tied to stock prices, may face tougher disclosure...