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Mine exec pleads guilty in 2010 explosionupdated: Thu Mar 29 2012 13:49:00

The man in charge of ensuring the safety of miners at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he helped conceal hazardous conditions from federal inspectors.

CNNMoney: Procter and Gamble cutting 5,700 jobsupdated: Thu Feb 23 2012 16:46:00

Procter & Gamble announced plans Thursday to cut 5,700 positions globally by June of next year. In a presentation to the Consumer Analyst Group of New York, Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald and CFO Jon Moeller said the cuts were part of a plan to save $10 billion in costs by 2016.

CNNMoney: Kellogg's to buy Pringles for $2.7 billionupdated: Wed Feb 15 2012 10:10:00

Pringles will be getting a little extra snap, crackle and pop.

W. Va. mine owner settles with explosion victims' familiesupdated: Wed Jan 11 2012 12:45:00

Owners of West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine have settled wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of 29 men who died in an April 2010 explosion, an attorney representing two of the miners' estates said Wednesday.

People.com: Kate Goes Shopping - for Groceriesupdated: Tue Aug 02 2011 14:13:00

A box of Kellogg's cereal pops up out of a bag in her shopping cart

Fortune: Ivy League: The best route to Wall Streetupdated: Thu Jun 02 2011 05:28:00

So you want a job at a top investment bank like Goldman Sachs, or consultancy like McKinsey, or law firm like Sullivan & Cromwell. In our meritocratic society, where CEOs can begin in the mailroom and Siliconillionaires have dropped out of college, the trick is to work hard and produce excellence, right? Not so. You're better off just attending Harvard and playing lacrosse, according to a recent curious study.

Feds: West Virginia mine may be permanently sealedupdated: Sat Apr 30 2011 03:03:00

The owners of a West Virginia mine where 29 people perished in an explosion last year have agreed to permanently seal it, federal regulators said.

2010: Obama eulogizes W. Virginia minersupdated: Tue Apr 05 2011 07:16:00

President Obama delivers the eulogy at a memorial for the 29 miners that were killed in an explosion in West Virginia.

29 killed in West Virginia mine to be remembered 1 year after blastupdated: Tue Apr 05 2011 07:16:00

Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will join the families of the 29 men who perished in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine a year ago Tuesday.

CNNMoney: Wegmans freezes prices on basic necessitiesupdated: Wed Feb 23 2011 11:22:00

Supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets has pledged to not raise prices on 40 products this year, despite rising commodity and energy prices.

CNNMoney: Weegmans freezes prices on basic necessitiesupdated: Wed Feb 23 2011 11:02:00

Supermarket chain Weegmans Food Markets has pledged to not raise prices on 40 products this year, despite rising commodity and energy prices.

Body language to power your careerupdated: Tue Feb 08 2011 12:32:00

Successful business leaders are well aware of the power of body language, but new research is suggesting that "powerful" body language could be more important than your rank in an organization.

Fortune: Egg recall is a golden opportunity to whip food safety into shapeupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 11:03:00

More than 500 million eggs have been recalled in recent weeks because of salmonella poisoning, an outbreak that originated at a pair of Iowa farms and has spread to at least ten states. Nearly 2000 people reported that they got sick from the bacteria between May and July. Experts say the outbreak is a national crisis-but it could also be a boon for advocates of a food safety bill that's slated for a probable Senate vote in September.

CNNMoney: Kellogg recalls 28 million boxes of cerealupdated: Fri Jun 25 2010 14:58:00

Kellogg Co. is recalling 28 million boxes of several popular cereals due to an unusual flavor and smell, the company said Friday.

9 bodies remain in West Virginia mine; recovery effort under wayupdated: Mon Apr 12 2010 12:58:00

Recovery crews worked in a West Virginia coal mine Monday, hoping to bring out by late afternoon the last nine bodies remaining there out of the 29 miners who died in an explosion a week ago, officials said.

West Virginia mine being reventilated so bodies can be recoveredupdated: Sun Apr 11 2010 16:32:00

Efforts were under way Sunday to reventilate a sprawling West Virginia coal mine so crews can recover the bodies of 22 miners who died in an explosion Monday, authorities said. Seven bodies were removed soon after the blast.

Obama urges probe into mine disaster after last bodies foundupdated: Sun Apr 11 2010 11:37:00

President Obama on Saturday urged a thorough investigation into a deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine that killed 29 people, hours after rescue efforts at the mine gave way to an operation to recover the dead.

Commentary: Minority execs ready to step up and leadupdated: Mon Nov 02 2009 15:29:00

President Obama has challenged all Americans to participate in the volunteer service movement and to support initiatives that help solve the problems that plague our communities.

Food bank benefits from Phelps' bong troublesupdated: Thu Mar 12 2009 05:59:00

When Kellogg's dumped its endorsement of Michael Phelps after a photograph surfaced of the Olympic gold medalist using a bong, the company was stuck with thousands of boxes of cereal featuring the swimmer's image.

SI.com: John Rolfe: Weed scandals, Super geezer oddsupdated: Mon Feb 09 2009 11:24:00

Quite the stink over Michael Phelps' dalliance with the wacky tobaccy. With The Fuzz in South Carolina all fired up to press charges, we have the usual role model hand-wringing and clacking of calculators in damage assessment mode as a pungent cloud drifts over Phelps' endorsement future.

Phelps grateful for support, focused on trainingupdated: Fri Feb 06 2009 21:34:00

Olympic champion Michael Phelps said Friday that he is grateful for the support of friends, family and most of his sponsors, and is focusing on his training in the wake of disciplinary action after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong.

Phelps reacts to suspensionupdated: Fri Feb 06 2009 21:34:00

Michael Phelps says he's glad to be back in the water despite his suspension by USA Swimming.

People.com: Kellogg's Drops Michael Phelps over Bong Photoupdated: Fri Feb 06 2009 12:56:00

The Olympian's behavior "is not consistent with the image of Kellogg," the corn flake company says

Phelps suspended from competition, dropped by Kelloggupdated: Fri Feb 06 2009 11:22:00

Olympic hero Michael Phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on Thursday -- just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong.

Phelps: 'I made mistakes'updated: Fri Feb 06 2009 11:22:00

Michael Phelps says that he has learned from his mistakes and is happy to be back in the water.

Consumers urged to use caution eating peanut butterupdated: Tue Jan 20 2009 10:22:00

Federal officials are urging consumers to put off eating foods that contain peanut butter until assurances are made that the foods do not contain products manufactured by the Peanut Corp. of America, some of which were found to contain salmonella.

CNNMoney: Kellogg peanut butter crackers may be taintedupdated: Thu Jan 15 2009 10:14:00

Kellogg Company announced Wednesday it is recommending that consumers not eat some of its peanut butter crackers because they may be tainted with salmonella.

Kellogg warns not to eat its peanut butter crackersupdated: Wed Jan 14 2009 22:44:00

The Kellogg Co. announced Wednesday it is recommending that consumers not eat its peanut butter crackers because they may be tainted with salmonella.

Ski resort gondola tower snapsupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 12:44:00

A gondola tower at a ski resort in Canada snapped, trapping more than 50 riders for up to three hours in suspended cars.

Ice caused gondola accident, resort saysupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 12:44:00

Canadian ski resort gondola cars that were left dangling and swaying with terrified skiers inside failed because ice buildup snapped a supporting tower, the resort said Thursday.

CNNMoney: General Mills: Profit dipsupdated: Wed Dec 17 2008 16:20:00

General Mills Inc., halfway through its fiscal year, reported a 3.1% quarterly profit decline on Wednesday but raised its expectations for the year because of strong worldwide demand for its products.

CNNMoney: A GM that doesn't need a bailoutupdated: Mon Dec 15 2008 15:26:00

GM is one of the few stocks in the S&P 500 that is up this year. You read that right.

People.com: Michael Phelps: I'm No Sex Symbolupdated: Fri Sep 26 2008 13:59:00

"My mom is by far the most important woman in my life," he says of the female attention

Suit: KBR forced Nepali men to work against will in Iraqupdated: Thu Aug 28 2008 18:28:00

A lawsuit filed in California against Kellogg, Brown and Root on Wednesday alleges the company and its subcontractor were involved in a human trafficking plan that forced Nepali men to work against their will in Iraq.

Fortune: Eco-police find new target: Oreosupdated: Thu Aug 21 2008 17:52:00

What do Oreo cookies made by Nabisco, Cheez-It crackers from Kellogg's or General Mills' Fiber One Chewy Bars have to do with global warming and the destruction of tropical rainforests? A lot, say environmental activists.

People.com: PHOTO: Michael Phelps Is Coming to Breakfastupdated: Wed Aug 20 2008 12:40:00

The Olympic swimming champ's grrrreatest moments will be remembered Kellogg's cereal boxes

Time.com: America's Shrinking Groceriesupdated: Fri Jun 27 2008 19:00:00

Faced with soaring production costs, food companies are resorting to the age-old practice of earning more by selling us less

Fortune: Square milk and mulch from old tiresupdated: Tue Jun 17 2008 05:09:00

Get ready to pour your milk out of a square jug.

Soldier gets electrocutedupdated: Wed May 28 2008 21:24:00

Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth was electrocuted in Iraq. His mother tells CNN's Abbie Boudreau of the pain she's endured.

Green Beret electrocuted in shower on Iraq baseupdated: Wed May 28 2008 21:24:00

A highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth died a painful death in Iraq this year. He died not on the battlefield. He died in what should have been one of the safest spots in Iraq: on a U.S. base, in his bathroom.

SI.com: Ross Tucker: Players take class to prepare for life after NFLupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 14:15:00

Your life-long dream has come true. You have beaten the odds and have made an NFL team. You go on to have a relatively successful career by staying in the league for 3.2 years. You are 25 years old. What are you going to do now?

FSB: Pop-art Pez: One boss's obsessionupdated: Tue Mar 11 2008 09:11:00

Stacy Blackman runs a Los Angeles-based consultancy that helps students get into college by emphasizing their strengths and airbrushing any unsightly quirks. But Blackman, 36, has her own nerdy secrets: She's been to a Star Wars convention. To collect Pez dispensers. She's even visited the original Pez factory in Austria and the Pez museum in Burlingame, Calif.

FSB: Coca-Cola takes stake in Honest Teaupdated: Tue Feb 05 2008 15:33:00

The Coca-Cola Company said Tuesday it will buy a 40% stake in Honest Tea, a 10-year-old organic bottled tea upstart that grew its sales 70% last year.

CNNMoney: General Mills CEO steps downupdated: Mon Sep 24 2007 02:35:00

General Mills Chief Executive Officer Steve Sanger is stepping down effective immediately, the nation's second-largest cereal maker said Monday.

CNNMoney: Students to protest Halliburton visitupdated: Thu Sep 20 2007 07:59:00

A 1967 visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by a recruiter from Dow Chemical Co., which made napalm, sparked a bloody clash between police and protesting students and galvanized anti-war sentiment on campus.

CNNMoney: General Mills' profits riseupdated: Wed Sep 19 2007 08:36:00

The foodmaker General Mills Inc. reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.

CNNMoney: Kraft may seek Post cereals suitorupdated: Thu Aug 16 2007 07:18:00

Kraft Foods is in the early stages of finding a buyer for its Post cereals division, known for such popular brands as Grape Nuts and Cocoa Pebbles, according to a report published Thursday.

CNNMoney: China slams U.S. over seafood banupdated: Sun Jul 01 2007 23:02:00

China cannot accept the indiscriminate ban on four kinds of seafood imported from the mainland by the United States and urged the matter be settled as soon as possible, the Xinhua news agency reported.

CNNMoney: Biogen CFO moves to Merckupdated: Fri Jun 29 2007 01:52:00

Biogen Idec's chief financial officer Peter Kellogg is moving over to Merck, where he has been named the new CFO, the companies said on Friday.

CNNMoney: General Mills beats the Streetupdated: Thu Jun 28 2007 07:53:00

General Mills Inc. on Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, as sales of items like snack bars and light yogurt helped offset rising costs for grains and other ingredients.

SI.com: Recipe for successupdated: Wed May 09 2007 14:47:00

In auto racing, drivers spend their whole professional life going around in ovals. No wonder everybody considers NASCAR a cyclical sport.

CNNMoney: Food safety at issue, local farming praisedupdated: Tue May 01 2007 13:46:00

This year's legislation for the nation's $300 billion farm industry takes important steps to help local farmers but much more remains to be done, a panel of experts agreed Tuesday.

CNNMoney: Stocks on the move Wednesdayupdated: Wed Mar 07 2007 10:12:00

Here are some of the companies whose shares were active in Wednesday trading:

Fortune: Snap! Crackle! Pop! Cereal biz gets staleupdated: Wed Nov 08 2006 06:03:00

On Oct. 23, veteran Kellogg executive David Mackay, 51, was tapped to succeed chairman Jim Jenness as CEO of the cereal giant. A native Australian, Mackay says it's in his nature to "push the bound...

CNNMoney: Halliburton unit hit for Iraq costsupdated: Wed Oct 25 2006 18:51:00

Five companies, including a subsidiary of military contract giant Halliburton, billed the U.S. government a total of $62.1 million for administrative operations, which is more than twice the amount those companies spent directly on the projects in Iraq that they had been contracted for, according to a report released Monday by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.

Fortune: Leading indicatorsupdated: Thu Sep 07 2006 14:15:00

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

Fortune: Kellogg ranks No. 233 on the 2006 FORTUNE 500updated: Wed Apr 26 2006 00:08:00

Kellogg ranks no. 233 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $10,177.2 million in revenues, up 5.9% from the previous year. The Battle Creek, Mich.-based company was ranked no. 234 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $980.4 million, up 10.1% from a year earlier.

Fortune: ConAgra Foods ranks No. 143 on the 2006 FORTUNE 500updated: Thu Apr 13 2006 14:47:00

ConAgra Foods ranks no. 143 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $15,515.7 million in revenues, down 14.6% from the previous year. The Omaha, Neb.-based company was ranked no. 121 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $641.5 million, down 20.9% from a year earlier.

Fortune: Sara Lee ranks No. 111 on the 2006 FORTUNE 500updated: Mon Apr 10 2006 11:27:00

Sara Lee ranks no. 111 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $19,727 million in revenues, up .8% from the previous year. The Chicago-based company was ranked no. 114 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $719 million, down 43.5% from a year earlier.

CNNMoney: Wal-Mart puts the squeeze on vendorsupdated: Mon Apr 10 2006 08:36:00

When Wal-Mart sneezes, everybody catches a cold, and now some of America's biggest consumer products companies are at risk of getting sick as the world's largest retailer moves to cut back inventories this year.

CNNMoney: State Farm is there for Pixarupdated: Thu Apr 06 2006 05:51:00

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Aflac has the squawking duck. Geico, its animated gecko with a Cockney accent. And MetLife enlists comic strip legend Snoopy to help pitch its insurance products.

CNNMoney: 'Massive problems' tracking Iraq oilupdated: Tue Dec 27 2005 21:50:00

Iraq still has "massive problems" in monitoring its oil revenues, including no oil metering system to measure output and the failure to use competitive bidding for all contracts, an auditing board said after a meeting Wednesday.

Whistleblower's Iraq claims to be investigatedupdated: Fri Nov 18 2005 19:28:00

A whistleblower's claims that reconstruction in Iraq has been rife with waste, fraud and abuse -- particularly in regard to a division of Halliburton -- will be turned over to the Justice Department, a U.S. senator said Friday.

Business 2.0: A Smarter Way to Get a Liftupdated: Sat Oct 01 2005 00:01:00

British construction worker David Seale is good with his hands, but in his 20 years of toiling on municipal building sites, he always struggled with the clunky scaffolding he needed to do his job. ...

Business 2.0: Hits & Missesupdated: Fri Jul 01 2005 00:01:00

[HIT] Leggo my shelf space! Former Kellogg's CEO Carlos Gutierrez was a business legend by the time he left the company last year to join the Bush administration. That gave new CEO Jim Jenness a to...

Guards reveal details of Saddam's life behind barsupdated: Mon Jun 20 2005 16:45:00

He snubbed his nose at the West and wagged his finger at an Iraqi judge, but to a group of 20-something American men, Saddam Hussein has apparently opened up.

CNNMoney: Ex-NYSE traders facing indictmentupdated: Tue Apr 12 2005 06:00:00

Several former New York Stock Exchange traders who oversaw stock auctions on the floor face indictment Tuesday on charges that they traded to benefit their firms at the expense of their customers, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

Bush: Winning uglyupdated: Mon Apr 04 2005 13:33:00

A senior Republican senator who avoids the headlines and tries to help President Bush as much as possible two weeks ago was discussing with me the problems of seeking Social Security reform.

CNNMoney: No helmets or thongs at Lingerie Bowlupdated: Tue Feb 01 2005 17:29:00

Like the models themselves, the corporate sponsors for Lingerie Bowl 2005 -- the model-playing alternative to Super Bowl XXXIX -- have been revealed. But one company whose film will be advertised during the show is not so happy to be exposed.

CNNMoney: Kellogg CEO to head Commerce Dept.updated: Mon Nov 29 2004 10:45:00

In naming Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez as the new Commerce Secretary Monday, President Bush picked a powerful business leader and a minority who made it to the top of corporate America without a college degree.

Fortune: Remembrance of fads pastupdated: Mon Nov 15 2004 00:01:00

Now as we were young and easy under the swaying palms, about the great hotel as happy as the roughs were green ...

CNNMoney: FBI to interview Halliburton accuserupdated: Thu Oct 28 2004 19:23:00

Law enforcement sources told CNN Thursday that the FBI has made a formal request to interview Bunnatine Greenhouse, the Army Corps of Engineers chief contracting officer who went public last weekend with allegations her agency unfairly awarded Kellogg, Brown and Root, a Halliburton subsidiary, no-bid contracts worth billions of dollars for work in Iraq.

Fortune: There's no crying in businessupdated: Mon Oct 18 2004 00:01:00

Okay, you. I can't keep this inside any longer. You and I need to have a little talk about this situation. No, not the fact that your budget got rejected and you have to go back to the drawing boar...

Business 2.0: A Store for Cereal (Seriously)updated: Fri Oct 01 2004 00:01:00

Like ice cream and coffee before them, cornflakes and puffed oats are getting an upscale makeover. Cereality, a startup based in Boulder, Colo., is betting that consumer nostalgia for Cheerios and ...

CNNMoney: General Mills goes whole grainsupdated: Thu Sep 30 2004 06:49:00

General Mills announced plans Thursday to start using healthier whole grains in all of its ready-to-eat cereals, including children's cereals such as Trix, Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms.

Fortune: The Man Who Fixed Kellogg Stale offerings. Soggy profits. Carlos Gutierrez inherited both when he got the top job at the cereal updated: Mon Sep 06 2004 00:01:00

When you ask business consultants and analysts for examples of CEOs who have shown a knack for recharging tired brands, a few names tend to come up: A.G. Lafley at Procter & Gamble. Jim Kilts at Gi...

Fortune: Reinventing Your Companyupdated: Mon Sep 06 2004 00:01:00

How do you rejuvenate a business that desperately needs new life? We asked three experts: Carlos Gutierrez, who transformed stodgy old Kellogg in just a few years; LVMH's Bernard Arnault, who is wo...

CNNMoney: Margaritas in a bag?updated: Fri Aug 06 2004 08:04:00

It may be "America's Favorite Tuna," but StarKist Seafood's canned tuna was looking a little dull on the store shelf.

Family, friends hold vigil for hostage in Iraqupdated: Sun Apr 11 2004 21:20:00

Family and friends of the American civilian contractor kidnapped in Iraq held a vigil Sunday in his Mississippi hometown.

CNNMoney: NYSE firms pay $242M in trading caseupdated: Tue Mar 30 2004 08:33:00

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that five New York Stock Exchange trading firms agreed to pay $242 million to settle charges of violating federal securities laws and exchange rules.

CNNMoney: $240M fines in NYSE trading probeupdated: Wed Feb 18 2004 06:28:00

The five biggest trading firms on the New York Stock Exchange floor have agreed to pay $240 million in fines to settle pending charges that they improperly handled clients' trades and skimmed profits at the Big Board.

Halliburton to refund $27m for mealsupdated: Mon Feb 02 2004 20:47:00

Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) will refund the U.S. government $27.4 million for potential over-billings at five dining halls in Iraq and Kuwait, according to a Pentagon statement.

CNNMoney: Wanted: More fuel for Iraqupdated: Thu Jan 22 2004 15:18:00

The Pentagon is asking for additional bids to provide kerosene, gasoline and liquefied natural gas for Iraqi civilians in northern and southern parts of the country.

FSB: Kellogg FEELING BOXED IN BY HIS BROTHER, W.K. KELLOGG INVENTED CORN FLAKES, ONLY TO GET RIPPED OFF BY HIS updated: Tue Apr 01 2003 00:01:00

"I feel kind of blue," wrote the 24-year-old Will Keith Kellogg in his diary in 1884. "Am afraid that I will always be a poor man the way things look now." W.K.'s feelings were understandable in li...

FSB: The Flaky Cereal Rush The entrepreneurial manias of San Francisco in 1849 and Silicon Valley in 1999 have nothing on Battle Creeupdated: Tue Apr 01 2003 00:01:00

At the end of the 1800s Battle Creek was a quiet Michigan town known, if at all, for its numerous expensive, alternative health spas. The spas, including the one run by J.H. Kellogg, were places wh...

Fortune: Have a Good Oneupdated: Mon Jan 20 2003 00:01:00

Another year is come and gone and blah blah blah. Unlike our expectations, it did not conform to any. I don't know what you thought might happen, but I didn't foresee most of what did. As always, I...

Fortune: Why Handheld Cereal Is So Hotupdated: Mon Oct 14 2002 00:01:00

Kids do the darnedest things! Like add unexpected zip to a sleepy product category. Take cereal. For years this has been a mature, slow-growth business dominated by old reliables and their derivati...

Money Magazine: Is There A Better Way To Rate Stocks? A look at whether the new Schwab Equity Ratings improve upon traditional analyst callsupdated: Sun Sep 01 2002 00:01:00

At a time when analysts' recommendations seem to reflect a company's attractiveness as an investment banking client more than its appropriateness as an investment, wouldn't it be great to have acce...

Fortune: Bring Me the Head Of Your Board Chairman! Investor activists are gearing up for their regular round of shareholder meetings, andupdated: Mon Oct 02 2000 00:01:00

With its annual meeting coming up this October in Cincinnati, Procter & Gamble already has a lot to worry about. A new CEO is trying to revamp the company, retaining employees has been a major chal...

Fortune: Boards to CEOs: One Strike and You're Outupdated: Mon Jun 26 2000 00:01:00

Say this for Durk Jager: He had the right mantra. Speed is what he preached during his brief 17 months as Procter & Gamble's CEO, and speed is what he needed but didn't get from the organization. H...

Money Magazine: General Mills vs. Kellogg The big cereal makers are cheap, but are they good buys?updated: Thu Jun 01 2000 00:01:00

Cereal stocks have lost some of their crunch since last year. Kellogg plummeted 48% from its high and General Mills fell 31% from its peak before they both staged modest comebacks. These soggy retu...

Fortune: The Intellectual Capitalist Business school professor Mohanbir Sawhney trades his intellect for a piece of new-economy action. Yupdated: Mon Apr 17 2000 00:01:00

There's nothing new in the notion of business school professors straddling the divide between the ivory tower and the marketplace. They've always taken consulting gigs and seats on corporate boards...

Fortune: Why the Cereal Business Is Soggy NO SNAP, CRACKLE, OR POPupdated: Mon Mar 06 2000 00:01:00

Forget the commercials that depict cherubic kids leisurely eating a bowl of corn pops. The cereal business isn't much fun these days. After decades of growth, sales have been flat for five years, a...

Fortune: Too Cool for B-School?updated: Mon Nov 08 1999 00:01:00

Here's a business-school case study for class discussion: What happens when all the MBA students ditch school to seek their fortunes on the Web?

Fortune: Kellogg Cranks Up Its Idea Machine To grow, the company needs new products. But will fiber-enriched potato chips be a hit?updated: Mon Jul 05 1999 00:01:00

Kellogg's new CEO, Carlos Gutierrez, took office with a pledge to boost profits of the Battle Creek, Mich., cereal company by at least 10% a year. Pie in the sky? Gutierrez could use some. For that...

Fortune: Hail to Thee, Future Rich Person Some things you should know upon your graduation from business school.updated: Mon Jul 05 1999 00:01:00

Parents, teachers, and graduates of the class of 1999 from Wharton, Harvard, Kellogg, and (your B-school here):

Fortune: Congrats! Here's Your Degree and $250,000. Now Make Us Money.updated: Mon Oct 26 1998 00:01:00

When Yael Alkalay, 30, graduated from business school at Columbia University, she decided to launch her own candle and toiletries business. But rather than rely on the typical entrepreneur's assets...

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