The investigation of the E. coli outbreak linked to Nestle Toll House cookie dough is nearly over, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The cause of the contamination has not been identified.
The toll of the nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to tainted cookie dough has continued to mount, federal health authorities said Tuesday.
Federal investigators at the Nestle USA plant in Danville, Virginia, have found evidence of E. coli bacteria in an unopened package of raw chocolate chip cookie dough, two sources at the Food and Drug Administration told CNN Monday.
A Nestle plant linked to an outbreak of illness has been shut temporarily, and the company said Monday that it expects to lay off more than 200 workers as a result.
Two federal agencies warned consumers Friday not to eat raw Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
Two federal agencies warned consumers Friday not to eat raw Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
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Tests in Taiwan have found minor doses of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powders produced in China by the European food giant Nestle, and those products are being withdrawn
The number of children sickened by suspected melamine-tainted milk products in China has more than doubled and apparently spread beyond mainland China -- raising fears that the impact of the tainted products could be more widespread that initially thought.
Good thing Google has an on-site dentist. One of the sweetest perks - literally - enjoyed by employees at the company's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters is the unlimited supply of bite-sized chocolates found in its well-stocked cafeterias.
The investigation of the E. coli outbreak linked to Nestle Toll House cookie dough is nearly over, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The cause of the contamination has not been identified.
The toll of the nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to tainted cookie dough has continued to mount, federal health authorities said Tuesday.
Federal investigators at the Nestle USA plant in Danville, Virginia, have found evidence of E. coli bacteria in an unopened package of raw chocolate chip cookie dough, two sources at the Food and Drug Administration told CNN Monday.
A Nestle plant linked to an outbreak of illness has been shut temporarily, and the company said Monday that it expects to lay off more than 200 workers as a result.
Two federal agencies warned consumers Friday not to eat raw Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
Two federal agencies warned consumers Friday not to eat raw Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
Lowell, Blake & Associates is a small, socially-conscious private investment advisory firm with an uncommon approach that's paid off well for clients lately.
Tests in Taiwan have found minor doses of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powders produced in China by the European food giant Nestle, and those products are being withdrawn
The number of children sickened by suspected melamine-tainted milk products in China has more than doubled and apparently spread beyond mainland China -- raising fears that the impact of the tainted products could be more widespread that initially thought.
Good thing Google has an on-site dentist. One of the sweetest perks - literally - enjoyed by employees at the company's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters is the unlimited supply of bite-sized chocolates found in its well-stocked cafeterias.
After 11 years at the helm, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe will soon step down as chief executive of Nestlé, the world's largest food company, whose brands include Nescafé, Jenny Craig, Gerber and Poland Spring, San Pellegrino, Stouffer's and Maggi. It hasn't all been plain sailing, as the world economy has had to deal with the Asia crisis, the bursting of the tech bubble and 9/11.
European shares closed virtually unchanged after a volatile session on Tuesday as concerns about the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis continued to haunt the market.
Pepsi-Cola announced Friday that the labels of its Aquafina brand bottled water will be changed to make it clear the product is tap water.
PepsiCo Inc. and Nestle explored a merger earlier this year but a number of complications got in the way of a deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Coca-Cola Co. is evaluating whether to make a bid for Snapple, the iced tea division owned by Cadbury Schweppes Plc, as part of Coke's push into tea-based drinks, Coke Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell told Reuters.
Recently, I stopped by my neighborhood Exxon station to conduct a price test. A 20-ounce bottle of Aquafina water cost $1.57, including tax. A 20-ounce bottle of Pepsi also cost $1.57. Regular gas sold for $3.05 a gallon.
Wandering through the aisles of the local grocery store, one can't help but notice the number of everyday food products that now feature some added health benefit.
Stocks rallied Thursday morning in a broad-based advance that boosted the Dow industrials to a record trading high and the S&P 500 to a fresh 6-year high.
Technology led a broader stock advance Thursday morning, as investors set aside concerns about higher oil prices and instead focused on upbeat earnings from the bank sector and a surprisingly large drop in weekly jobless claims.
Stock futures jumped on news that the economy is growing much faster than originally estimated in the third quarter, according to the federal government.
Nestlé ranks no. 53 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $74.7 billion in revenues, up 6.9% from the previous year. The Vevey, Switzerland-based company was ranked no. 43 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $6.4 billion, up 18.7% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies.
Global brand names like Coca-Cola and Nestle have been part of people's lives for decades, but it is only in the last few years that people living outside the United States or Switzerland have been able to invest easily in these companies.
Stocks opened higher Monday morning, as investors expressed some optimism on day without economic readings.
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Swiss food maker Nestle said it had recalled baby formula thought to be contaminated with an ink used in labeling cartons from stores in four European countries, but said there was no risk to health.
Nestle SA said Thursday that nine-month sales rose nearly 5% as it passed along costs to consumers and sold more bottled water and instant coffee.
Major food manufacturers are pulling back on new products aimed at children, according to a published report, as companies may be getting gun-shy about criticism about unhealthy snacks.
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