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Unilever is the world's largest maker of ice cream; Breyer's, Magnum and Ben and Jerry's are just some of its brands. Kees Kruythoff, Unilever North America president, weighs in.
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A class-action suit against Anheuser-Busch InBev alleges the beer maker is watering down its bottles, reports CNBC's Brian Shactman. Lead attorney on the case Josh Boxer, offers insight.
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Flowers Foods Inc is set to buy Hostess Brands Inc's bread brands including Wonder bread for $360 million, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, giving the No. 2 U.S. baking company a bigger slice of the fast-consolidating bread business.
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Many entrepreneurs with simple ideas and humble beginnings have been able to effectively turn those ideas into booming businesses.
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Here are 10 people who quit their jobs and went on to make millions, whether it was creating personal wealth or revenue for their company.
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Some people have brought religion into the debate over America's aversion to eating horse meat. But really, it's just economic common sense.
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The Subway Restaurants founder says regulations are hurting small companies and entrepreneurs. "If I started Subway today, Subway would not exist," Deluca told CNBC Wednesday.
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A move by China's Ping An Bank to ban its regional branches from approving mortgages may signal that Beijing is set to tighten controls on the property market to calm prices.
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Beer lovers have filed $5 million class-action lawsuits accusing Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands.
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Crowdfunding Raises $233,000 for Award-Winning Argentine Winemaker. NAPA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013-- NakedWines.com, a customer-funded winery, has united over 150,000 Angels to invest $233,000 to create two wines with Argentine winemaker, Mauricio Lorca.
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TOKYO, Feb 25- Japan's government will sell around a third of its stake in Japan Tobacco Inc, the world's No.3 tobacco company, in a deal that would raise about $10.4 billion for reconstruction of areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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A new report sheds light on this dirty secret of the food industry: Cheap fish is widely passed off as more expensive varieties.
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Eatery operator Darden Restaurants warned on Friday that its earnings and restaurant traffic would be impacted by economic headwinds, including rising gas prices and higher payroll taxes.
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The day after PepsiCo bottling deal in Thailand expired, its partner of 59 years launched its own soft drink.
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Jim Cramer is taking the Pepsi Challenge. Which stock does he prefer?
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Gevalia, Maxwell House International prices not impacted. The price cut is due to "sustained declines in the green coffee market," Kraft spokesman Russ Dyer said in an email, adding this only affects coffee sold in the United States.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb 21- Supermarket operator Safeway Inc on Thursday said store sales have strengthened from the previous quarter and it has seen no impact from higher payroll taxes, which have cut take-home pay for many shoppers.
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The Coca-Cola Co. is raising its quarterly dividend 10 percent to 28 cents.
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KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21, 2013-- In honor of its 20th anniversary, Kansas City air-roasted coffee company The Roasterie has launched The Roasterie Adventure, a photo contest in which participants are entered to win trip for two for coffee bean-picking in Costa Rica and has announced the contest's fourth semifinalist.
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The Justice Department and AB InBev asked a court for a short delay as the Budweiser parent seeks to save a $20 billion beer deal.
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Hain Celestial CEO Irwin Simon sided with Carl Icahn over Bill Ackman in a CNBC interview on Wednesday.
Consumer Nation
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Lowe's and Target are just two of the big retailers reporting results this week.
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Despite the selloff of Best Buy shares Tuesday, there are early positive signs the turnaround efforts are working.
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To the creative, go the spoils. Hoping to boost sales, restaurants are launching a slew of innovative items.