Inside these posts: Crackers

Visit our Filed page for categories. To browse by specific topic, see our Inside page. For a list of companies covered on this site, visit our Companies page.

 
April 12 at 6:56 a.m.
Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Agriculture/Farming

Triscuit backs community gardens in Chicago, LA

By Associated Press

An urban farm in Detroit. (Heather Stone/Tribune)

Kraft Foods Inc.’s Triscuit crackers brand and a nonprofit organization that works to establish working farms on unused land are bringing their “home farming” concept to some low-income homes in Los Angeles and Chicago.

The plans for five community gardens — three in Chicago and two in L.A. — are to be announced Tuesday at a news event in New York hosted by the cracker brand and Urban Farming, a Detroit-based nonprofit. Get the full story »

Nov. 5, 2010 at 8:12 a.m.
Comments Off
Filed under: Earnings, Food, Packaged foods

TreeHouse Foods profit up 27%, beats Street

By Ameet Sachdev

TreeHouse Foods Inc. posted a 27 percent increase in third-quarter profits, excluding unusual items, exceeding analysts’ expectations. The Westchester-based food company reported earnings of $24.8 million, or 68 cents a share, in period ended Sept. 30, compared with $28 million, or 85 cents a share, a year earlier. Get the full story »