Global food prices rose to a record high last month, overtaking even the levels seen during the 2007-2008 food crisis.
The UN Food and Agricultural Organization said its food price index rose to 214.7 points last month, an increase of almost 4.2% fro…
Corporate bond sales worldwide totaled $3.19 trillion this year, as companies took advantage of the lowest yields on record.
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Since 1998, Starbucks has contracted with Kraft Foods to distribute its bagged coffee through grocery stores. In letters released to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, Kraft fired yet another salvo in its bid to hold together…
Starbucks wants to end its distribution relationship with Kraft Foods, but Kraft says the relationship is “perpetual.”
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Starbucks drew more customers to its stores and got them to spend more money, boosting its fiscal fourth-quarter profit 86% from the same quarter a year ago. Same-store sales grew 8% in that time.
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