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ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) expects a significant improvement in the amount of food its sells in its current quarter and beyond as the company cycles last year's price increases and a big bump up in marketing spending on brands like Marie Callender's frozen meals and Pam cooking spray pays off.ConAgra on Wednesday reported a 3% decline in fiscal third-quarter sales volume excluding acquisition, despite a 33% increase in marketing spending. Overall sales in the business, which accounted for 60% of ConAgra's sales this quarter, were flat, as price increase offset the volume decline.The drop in sales volume was slightly better than the 4% decline in the previous quarter, but comes as some other large food companies like General Mills Inc. (GIS) have started to see their sales volume creep into positive territory after a prolonged decline.ConAgra, however, expects a more dramatic improvement in the current period, especially after some brands that have struggled the most, like Banquet frozen ...
Long-time suitor ConAgra Foods Inc finally sealed a deal to buy private-label foods maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc for $5 billion, to tap into the booming business for p...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) is poised to become the second-largest U.S. packaged-food company by sales after agreeing to buy private-label food maker Ralcorp Holdings I...
ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) sealed a $4.95 billion deal on Tuesday to scoop up private-label food giant Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH), making ConAgra the No. 1 North American m...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) is poised to become the second-largest U.S. packaged food company by sales after agreeing to buy private-label food maker Ralcorp Holdings I...
Food company ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) beat the Street on Thursday by more than doubling its first-quarter profits amid accelerating sales, prompting the maker of Chef Boya...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) Chief Executive Gary Rodkin received total compensation in fiscal 2012 valued at $10.3 million, a 20.7% increase from the prior year as his ...
ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG) swung into the red in its fiscal fourth quarter due to accounting charges, but the maker of Chef Boyardee's adjusted profit surpassed Wall S...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) remains cautious about near-term results, especially as it now raises prices on bargain Banquet frozen meals and other value-oriented produc...
ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) revealed stronger third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations, and backed its fiscal year forecast.The industry has face...
BOCA RATON, Florida -( Dow Jones )- ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) is trying to grow its snacking and frozen foods businesses as it tries to capitalize on food shoppers' g...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:CAG) reported mixed first-quarter results Tuesday, as earnings fell 42% amidst the rising cost of goods.Although the packaged-food company s...
ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) disclosed weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter profits on Thursday as the maker of Hunt’s ketchup and Pam cooking spray grapples with food i...
ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG) reported on Wednesday a 57% drop in its third-quarter profit, as costs from its acquisition of Ralcorp Holdings dragged down earnings.Ralcor...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) Chief Executive Gary Rodkin says the key ingredients, including strong balance sheets and low borrowing costs, are in place for consolidatio...
ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG) bumped up its fiscal 2013 outlook to take into account last month's $4.95 billion deal to acquire private-label food maker Ralcorp Holdings....
ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit and sales on Thursday, led by sharply higher demand in its consumer foods category and tight...
ConAgra Foods Inc.'s (CAG) fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 17% as the packaged-food company's revenue growth exceeded expectations.The company now expects full-y...
ConAgra Foods Inc sealed a deal to buy Ralcorp Holdings Inc for $5 billion, more than a year and a half after first bidding on it, turning the maker of Chef Boyardee...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) hopes private-label foods, a sector where it's about to become the largest player in the U.S., can be a trendsetter in the food aisles as mu...
