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Mitsubishi Motors Corp is taking steps toward resuming dividend payments after nearly a decade-long turnaround bankrolled by other Mitsubishi group companies, according to people with direct knowledge of the plans.

Witness for Peace wants the Charlotte-based company to come clean about payments it made to Colombian paramilitary groups in an effort to protect its banana crops.

Chr. Hansen introduces SaltLite, an ingredient which enables cheese producers to cut sodium content by up to 50% while maintaining taste and texture.

Prior to the Flowers Foods annual shareholders meeting today, the company's board of directors declared a three-for-two split of the company's stock by means of a 50% stock dividend and also increased the annual cash dividend by $.035. This equates to a 5.5% increase over the previous dividend rate.

Accepting 2013 Arkansas global trade awards are Mark Killebrew, vice president of international sales for Tyson Foods; Rachael Cox, vice president of sales for Conway Machine; Bonnie Swayze, president, Alliance Rubber, and David Delie, president, Welspun Tubular.

The firm currently has $14.80 price target on the stock. Shares of Farmer Bros opened at 15.41 on Monday.

The deal sees UK-based Tate & Lyle take complete control of the oat producing Biovelop business including its production facility in Kimstad, Sweden.

Springdale-based Tyson Foods is feeding those in need in central Oklahoma. The company's Meals That Matter Disaster Relief Unit left Tuesday morning for Moore.

Using a stock screener is a lot like panning for gold. After screening over 4,000 food and beverage stocks on criteria of a minimum four star CAPS rating, yield over 2.5%, and Wall Street outperforms, three names come up shining: Cal-Maine Foods Inc and Pinnacle Foods Inc .

It's nice to see that your coffee parents aren't getting divorced, and it looks like Starbucks and Green Mountain are going the distance with their single serve coffee business relationship.

Hormel Foods announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 20th, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

The 3rd annual Caribbean Investment Forum, , takes place on June 10th and 11th, 2013 with an exciting line-up of local, regional and international speakers, headlining with Ben Cohen , Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, INC.

The Hershey Company says it's launching a new chocolate bar in three Chinese cities next month, followed by a wider distribution next year.

In this image released on Thursday, May 9, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett dips bonbon's with Victoria Melena , on Saturday May 4, 2013 during a visit to the See's Candies display at the 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.

The Main Street shop was opened by Peter's great-grandfather in 1884 and was previously run by his grandfather Harold Thornton and father Sam Whitaker, before Peter started at the traditional grocer's in 1967.

Brand promotions based on the "two-for-one" concept are tried and true. But brand marketers that design promotions with added substance discover they can leave a lasting impression on retailers and consumers - impressions not measured just through increased sales but ones that create a halo effect.

Campbell Soup Co. had announced its third-quarter results recently, which showed a 15-percent increase in sales to hit $2.094 billion.

If you can ship your pants skillfully and creatively, you have a good chance of working at Kmart's ad agency, Draftfcb.

The brand first hit shelves in 1955 as a no-frills breakfast alternative but now caters to dieters who see its airy chips and pastries as a way to beat cravings and lose weight.

Kristen Hughes of Omaha shops with 10-month-old son Charlie in the frozen foods aisle at a Hy-Vee. Food consultants say consumers like to touch and smell food - making it tougher to promote the benefits of products behind glass.