PepsiCo names Jaya Kumar president of Quaker Food & Snacks segmentOctober 5th, 2009 PepsiCo names Jaya Kumar president of Quaker unitPURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Inc., the soft drink and snacks maker, said Monday it named Jaya Kumar president of its Quaker Food & Snacks unit.
Discount retailer TJX announces new buyback program authorizing up to $1B in stockSeptember 21st, 2009 TJX announces $1 billion buyback programFRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Discount retailer TJX Cos.
Analyst says beverage shares to improve, rates PepsiCo Inc. as top in sectorSeptember 17th, 2009 Sector Snap: Beverage shares offer good valuationMILWAUKEE — Shares of the beverage sector, including companies such as PepsiCo Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., have been underperforming the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index and offer attractive valuations for investors, an analyst said Thursday.
OpenTable files registration statement for stockholders to sell 3.3 million sharesAugust 27th, 2009 OpenTable shareholders may sell 3.3 million sharesSAN FRANCISCO — OpenTable Inc. said on Wednesday it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer 3.3 million more shares owned by current shareholders.
GSI Commerce prices shares at $17 each; expects $59 million in proceeds from offeringAugust 13th, 2009 GSI prices shares at $17 each; expects $59MKING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Retail Web site operator GSI Commerce Inc.
UBS analyst raises rating on Coca-Cola Enterprises, sees gains from rival bottler dealAugust 13th, 2009 Analyst upgrades Coca-Cola Enterprises to 'Buy'NEW YORK — A UBS analyst upgraded shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises on Thursday and said the soft drink bottler will benefit from rival PepsiCo Inc.'s deal with its bottlers. UBS analyst Kaumil S.
PepsiCo to buy its 2 biggest bottlers for $7.8 billion in stock and cashAugust 4th, 2009 PepsiCo to buy bottlers in deals totaling $7.8BMILWAUKEE — PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday it is buying its two top bottlers for $7.8 billion in a bid to save money and get new products to market more quickly.
Canada-based Agrium extends deadline for CF Industries offer to July 22June 23rd, 2009 Agrium extends deadline for CF Industries offerCALGARY, Alberta — Agrium Inc. said Tuesday it extended the deadline to acquire rival fertilizer company CF Industries Holdings Inc.
Data Domain to comment on EMC takeover bid by June 16; asks shareholders to defer decisionJune 4th, 2009 Data Domain to comment on EMC bid by June 16SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The board of Data Domain asked Thursday that shareholders defer a decision on EMC Corp.'s offer to buy the company for $1.8 billion in cash until it can review the bid.
No new bids submitted for NJ Tropicana casino, but lawyer says late offer may materializeMay 30th, 2009 No new NJ Tropicana bids, but late offer may comeATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — No new bids for the Tropicana Casino and Resort were submitted by the Friday deadline, but a lawyer involved in the bankruptcy court auction said an after-hours offer from a potential purchaser might still materialize.
Validus aims at IPC Holdings shareholders, continuing hostile takeover effortMay 12th, 2009 Validus offers to exchange its share for IPC stockNEW YORK — Validus Holdings Ltd. on Tuesday offered to exchange its own shares for those of fellow Bermuda-based reinsurer IPC Holdings Ltd.
PepsiCo sues Pepsi Bottling Group over approval of "poison pill"May 11th, 2009 PepsiCo sues Pepsi Bottling Group over meetingMILWAUKEE — Soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it is suing its largest bottler, marking the company's first move since Pepsi Bottling Group and another bottler rejected takeover bids last week.
2nd-biggest US Pepsi bottler PepsiAmericas rejects buyout offer, says it is 'not acceptable'May 8th, 2009 2nd Pepsi bottler rejects PepsiCo buyout offerMINNEAPOLIS — PepsiAmericas is joining the larger Pepsi Bottling Group in rejecting a buyout offer from PepsiCo for its two biggest bottlers in North America. PepsiAmericas Inc.
PepsiCo CEO says she still wants to buy bottlersMay 6th, 2009 PepsiCo CEO reiterates interest in bottlersMILWAUKEE — PepsiCo Inc.'s chief executive told shareholders Wednesday that the time is right to buy the soft drink and snack maker's two biggest bottlers in North America — even after one of them rejected a deal. Indra Nooyi said at the annual shareholder meeting that buying Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas will save the company money in the long run and help it respond quicker to a changing marketplace.
Pepsi Bottling Group turns down PepsiCo acquisition offer, says it is 'grossly inadequate'May 4th, 2009 Pepsi Bottling rejects PepsiCo acquisition offerMILWAUKEE — Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Monday that it has rejected what it called a "grossly inadequate" acquisition offer from PepsiCo Inc., but analysts said that doesn't mean the deal is over, just that Pepsi needs to offer more money.