Heinz, tel:020 7298 6514, are capitalising on the success of Aunt Bessie's Crispy Roast Potatoes by further segmenting the frozen potato sector with the launch of Aunt Bessie's Tidgy Roasties and Aunt Bessie's Bubble & Squeak. Aunt Bessie's Tidgy Heinz, tel:020 7298 6514, are capitalising on...
Feb. 1--As part of the third generation in her family to own AT&T stock, and with an aunt who had worked for Ma Bell for four decades, Priscilla Buchanan, 68, once viewed the company as a bedrock investment. Feb. 1--As part of the third...
My great aunt worked as an elementary school teacher in the rural South. Her desire to educate and inform could not be contained within classroom walls, and I eagerly soaked up the wisdom she'd accumulated over decades. Everyone in the small to ...
Imagine, a few years from now, a trip to visit Aunt Betty and Uncle Henry a few hundred miles away. Imagine that the trip would begin by driving a few minutes to the small civil aviation airport near your home. Where propeller-driven Cessnas, Beechcr Imagine, a...
My aunt died last November. CitiBank billed her for December and January for their monthly service charge on her credit card, and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00. Now it was somewhere around US$60. I plaMy aunt died last November. CitiBank...
IT IS the season for those annual round-robin letters, stuffed with gripping news about little Johnny's school and Aunt Pam's dodgy knee. This year, even venture capitalists are joining in: 2000 has been so exciting that Technology Crossover Ventures IT IS the season for those annual...
The Quaker Oats Company, maker of brands such as Aunt Jemima, Cap'n Crunch, Rice-a-Roni and Gatorade, has rejected a $13.7 billion offer to be acquired by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY, following extensive discussions. It is unclear whether the two con The Quaker Oats Company, maker of...
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Byline: Shannon Pettypiece Assistant professor, Case Western Reserve University The mother and aunt of Case Western Reserve University engineering professor Alexis Abramson raised her to believe in a simple mantra: Anything boys can do, you can Byline: Shannon Pettypiece ...
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HOUSTON -- After languishing in the clinical shadows for the last 10 years, rubidium is starting to catch the attention of nuclear medicine specialists. The radiopharmaceutical can thank the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS for its revival.
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CHICAGO -- PepsiCo Inc. sealed an agreement to acquire Quaker Oats Co., based here, for $13.4 billion in stock. Quaker Oats products include Gatorade, Cap'n Crunch and Life cereals, Rice-A-Roni and Aunt Jemina pancakes.
Eastbound out of Birmingham on Interstate 20 you notice the motels and shopping centers eventually giving way to an Alabama countryside of forests and farms. At exit 65-Lincoln-you might expect to see a quintessential Southern rural town where Aunt Bee makes cookies from scratch.
ATLANTA - Themed-concept veteran Warren Bruno, founder of Aunt Charley's pub here in 1975 and the current operator of Atkins Park and Groundhog Tavern under Charley's Restaurants Group, has launched a 255-seat brewpub called Phoenix Brewing Co.
FREEHOLD, N.J. -- FACT Corporation (OTCBB:FCTOA) today announced that its exclusive line of Aunt Lydia's Italian Cremes is now available in three-piece multipacks of assorted flavours. A 36-unit display shipper is also available immediately for purchase. Prices for both items vary based on quantity ordered and cost of delivery.
PepsiCo Inc. agreed to acquire Quaker Oats Co., the maker of Cap'n Crunch cereal, Aunt Jemima pancake products and Gatorade, in a deal worth $13.4 billion in stock. Adding the popular Gatorade to its fleet of non-carbonated beverages -- which includes Aquafina water, Lipton teas and Tropicana juices -- will...
Instead of sending out the standard Christmas card greeting, Red Oxygen is encouraging its global customer base to text SMS their family, friends and colleagues with Red Oxygen's Outlook SMS and Notes SMS software clients. Even if they are away from their computers on Christmas, they can still schedule...
PITTSBURGH -- Branded foods marketer H.J. Heinz Co., based here, completed the purchase of Borden Foods' pasta sauce, dry bouillon and soup business. Terms of the deal, which was announced June 6, were not disclosed. The acquisition will give Heinz such brands as Classico pasta sauces, Aunt Millie's pasta sauce,...
NEW YORK--Coca-Cola Co. abandoned a plan to pursue an estimated $16 billion takeover offer for Quaker Oats after its board of directors grew worried about antitrust questions and the steep price for the maker of Gatorade and other products. Investors had questioned whether Coke could manage Quaker's food portfolio that...