Kellogg recently raised prices in its cereal category by 3%, reflecting increased costs, including rising commodities prices, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank. The small print: The ethanol boom has rippled through the food industry, with the price of cereals and baked products rising 3. Grain prices may moderate later this year: A March USDA report estimated this year's corn crop could be the largest planted since 1944. A boom in production of corn-based ethanol means Kellogg faces...

I hold nothing against Brazil, even though to more than a few Brazilians continuously bombarded with the most diverse arguments that could well confuse even people who traditionally have been friendly to Cuba, we might sound callous and careless about hurting that country s net income of hard currency. I hold nothing against Brazil, even though to more than a few Brazilians continuously bombarded with the most diverse arguments that could well confuse even people who traditionally have...

Three years after American, German and Italian automakers unveiled "flex-fuel" cars in Brazil that run on gas, pure ethanol or any combination of the two, foreign investors are pouring in billions of dollars to start up ethanol operations in a nation some call "the Saudi Arabia of renewable fuel. Day laborers jammed in minivans and professionals motoring solo in air-conditioned comfort can buy gasoline - or pay about 40 percent less per tank for ethanol. It's such a no-brainer that almost...

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Winter won't set an opening day until he knows when Wisconsin Public Service corp. can install the line he needs to power the popcorn kettle, shaved ice and drink machines, and hot dog roller grill. An original wagon on Milwaukee's east side now set in cement is Wisconsin's unofficial oldest popcorn wagon. Popcorn wagons date back to the early 1900s and often were powered by steam. You meet the public every day, and it's a great product," Winter said. Winter's wife, his brother-in-law and...

They also, for the first time, published estimates of pet deaths closer to what other authoritative sources have been speculating for weeks now: "As of April 26, 2007, FDA had received over 17,000 consumer complaints relating to this outbreak, and those complaints included reports of approximately 1950 deaths of cats and 2200 deaths of dogs. They also, for the first time, published estimates of pet deaths closer to what other authoritative sources have been speculating for weeks now: "As...