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The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Danone Alone With the rumored Pepsi bid dead for now, can French food company Danone perform on its own merits? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Heinz Hits the Sauce Heinz will buy Danone's sauce business, allowing each to focus more on what they do best. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Wimm-Bill-Dann a Wonder Sales of milk and baby food are making this a much more profitable company. Over the coming quarters, investors should either see a marked improvement, or a sale of the unit to someone who can do a better job with it.
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BusinessWeek August 1, 2005	French Say Non To A Rumored PepsiCo Bid Political opposition in France is likely to thwart any foreign takeover of Groupe Danone, the $16.5 billion maker of Dannon yogurt and Evian bottled water.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Better Days Ahead for Unilever Though not completely back on track, the company has made significant strides. More aggressive investors might find the potential in these shares a little unimpressive, but it still seems like a solid turnaround story.
BusinessWeek July 3, 2006 Carol Matlack	Nestle: Fattening Up On Skinnier Foods Nestle, best known for its chocolate and coffee, has embarked on a new push to tackle obesity and diabetes.
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Food Engineering June 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins	Bottled Water Market Dries up Annual growth in US bottled water will be less than 1% for the next five years, UK beverage researcher Canadean Ltd. forecasts, though the thirsty Asian market will help the category attain 2.8% growth worldwide this year.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Dairy Drought Prudential touched upon a longish term trend at the dairy company that should interest investors.
Prepared Foods March 7, 2007 William A. Roberts, Jr.	New Products Annual -- Dairy Products Yogurt would appear to be the big winner among dairy products in 2006 -- if you're looking strictly at sales growth.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Lita Epstein	Dasani Tapped Out of Europe A cancer scare in the U.K. compels Coca-Cola to delay introducing Dasani water to Europe.
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The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Danone's Pricey Purchase What is Danone up to with its big purchase of Dutch baby-food maker Numico? Shareholders tend to react unkindly to poor capital allocation decisions.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Can Kraft Become Craftier? If Kraft can bake in product price increases to offset higher costs, investors may be willing to shake up the stock.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wimm-Bill-Dann Is Juiced Russia's dairy king reports its second-quarter 2006 results tomorrow. Investors, take note.
Food Processing April 2007 Lee Stiffler-Meyer	Just How Good is Dairy? Both soy and dairy beverage types are selling briskly based on what they offer consumers. But does one have a leg up on the other?
The Motley Fool November 23, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Bye-Bye, Bottled Water? Will the recent media backlash against bottled water hurt beverage companies?
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The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Don't Drink the Water in ... America? If you're paying $1 per serving of bottled water twice a day, that amounts to some $700 per year. You can save a lot of money by sticking to tap water, if your local water tastes good.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Kellogg: They're Grrrr... Eh, They're OK Sluggish operating performance and guidance make this stock a little soggy.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Rich Duprey	Bankruptcy Spoils Parmalat USA The dairy producer is overshadowed by its Italian parent company's fraud.
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BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 Ben Steverman	Emerging Market Blue Chips A way to invest in emerging markets is to focus on companies that are growing rapidly, have sustainable business models, and are industry leaders
Food Processing April 2009 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Save the Planet, Save Some Money How to Make Money and Save the World is the subhead of a book by Gary Hirshberg, who helped build Stonyfield Farm into the world's leading organic yogurt company by - not in spite of - a fanatical sense of environmental responsibility.
Food Processing February 2009 Diane Toops	Are Food Stocks Safe Havens? Food and beverage stocks have been battered by the markets, but financial analysts believe they're weathering the storm better than most companies.
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The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Unilever: Slow Progress Is Still Progress Unilever isn't breaking any speed records with its turnaround, but this is a case where slow and steady win the race. The stock is doing just fine.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007	Wimm-Bill-Dann Provides Juicy Numbers: Fool by Numbers The Russian dairy and juice manufacturer released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Milking Russia for All It's Worth It may not be the cheapest stock, but Wimm-Bill-Dann is an improving play on a large market.
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The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Mike Pienciak	This Profit Drain Won't Let Up According to industry research cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article, U.S. per capita bottled-water consumption fell an estimated 3.5% in 2009, worse than the sub-2% downturn of 2008.
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