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Heinz Co sees a long-lasting consumer shift to thrift and must carefully balance its business strategy in response, the ketchup maker&apos;s chief executive said on Monday.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/931159320</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:05:34 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cadbury Chief Leaning Toward Hershey Deal (at The New York Times)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/nytimes/rss/SIG=12rtth7t3/*http%3A//dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/cadbury-chief-leaning-toward-hershey-deal/?partner=yahoofinance</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2646172892</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:28:06 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ConAgra Foods Sees Tasty 2010 (at TheStreet.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12n35gko1/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10650296/1/conagra-foods-sees-tasty-2010.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1469917652</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:36:21 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home of the Original Hamburger Ices Competition With New Oreo(R) Peppermint Shake (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091221/sf28043.html?.v=1</link><description>International restaurant chain Johnny Rockets, known worldwide for its authentic, hand-dipped shakes, announces the launch of its newest frozen treat, the Oreo® Peppermint Shake, available through 2010.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4256183332</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cadbury Moves to Fend Off a Hostile Bid by Kraft Foods (at The New York Times)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/nytimes/rss/SIG=122l5p2r1/*http%3A//www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/business/global/15kraft.html?partner=yahoofinance</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1223325952</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:35:14 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kraft Lender Barclays Suspends Coverage of Cadbury (at The New York Times)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/nytimes/rss/SIG=13425qits/*http%3A//dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/kraft-lender-barclays-suspends-coverage-of-cadbury/?partner=yahoofinance</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2799803843</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:56:14 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kraft Foods Inc. Filing of Definitive Proxy Statement (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091218/cg28718.html?.v=1</link><description>Kraft Foods Inc. announces that it has today filed a Definitive Proxy Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to its shareholder vote on all proposals required under certain rules of the New York Stock Exchange to approve the issuance of Kraft Foods shares in connection with its offer for Cadbury plc .  The special meeting will be held on 1 February 2010 at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook Hotel in Northbrook, Illinois.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1922413268</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:05:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kraft declares quarterly dividend of 29 cents (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091218/us_kraft_dividend.html?.v=2</link><description>Food company Kraft Foods Inc. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29 cents, the same amount it paid in the previous quarter.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2117839596</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:13:53 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kraft Foods names 2 new board members (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091217/us_kraft_personnel.html?.v=1</link><description>Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it has named the CEO of Heineken NV and a senior adviser at Crestview Partners LP to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/186439635</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:02:09 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kraft Foods Appoints Two New Directors (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/ny28141.html?.v=1</link><description>Kraft Foods today announced the appointment of Jean-Francois van Boxmeer and Mackey McDonald to its Board of Directors.  Their terms will begin Jan. 1, 2010.  With these additions, Kraft Foods&apos; Board will have 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4148026864</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:14:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kraft Foods Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.29 Per Share (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/cg26612.html?.v=1</link><description>The Board of Directors of Kraft Foods Inc. has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.29 per common share of Class A stock. 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