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J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins.

Investors will hear a lot about housing next week, with data on existing and new home sales coming. Hewlett-Packard will release results, and a gauge of holiday season sales will come on Black Friday.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.----Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , is voluntarily recalling certain Shedd’s Country Crock® chilled side-dish products because they may contain undeclared sulfites.

Jam maker J.M. Smucker's second-quarter profit nearly triples from a year ago, reflecting the company's Folgers coffee acquisition, and raises its earnings forecast for the fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Co. is still interested in buying, and says size doesn't matter. Jon Moeller, the Cincinnati-based company's chief financial officer, Friday told analysts in New York that the maker of Tide detergent, Olay skin cream and Vicks medicines could pursue additions to its household brands, beauty products, or personal health care lines.

Bakery goods company Flowers Foods Inc. on Friday said its board elected Allen L. Shiver president, effective Jan. 1. George E. Deese, Flowers Foods' chairman of the board, CEO, and president, will continue to serve as chairman of the board and CEO.

Bakery goods company Flowers Foods Inc. on Friday said its board elected David V. Singer, president and chief executive officer of Lance Inc., to the board.

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The board of directors of Flowers Foods elected David V. Singer, president and chief executive officer of Lance, Inc., to the company's board of directors effective January 1, 2010.

Flowers Foods announced that at a regularly scheduled meeting today the board of directors elected Allen L. Shiver president of Flowers Foods effective January 1, 2010. George E. Deese, Flowers Foods' chairman of the board, CEO, and president, will continue to serve as chairman of the board and CEO.

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MINNEAPOLIS----General Mills jumped to third place in the 2009 list of the Global Top Companies for Leaders, advancing three places from its 2007 ranking.

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Many grocers and food retailers are trying to reduce the number of items on its shelves to accomodate smaller stores or to make more room for their own store brand products, which have become popular during the recession.

J.M. Smucker Co , best known for its peanut butter and jelly, posted higher-than-expected quarterly results, driven by strong margins at its Folgers coffee business, and raised its full-year profit view, sending its shares to a new 52-week high.