The attempted acquisition of GrainCorp affects fourth-quarter results negatively.

In the company's U.S. division same-store sales were flat.

Even as chain wraps up solid year and quarter with double-digit growth in profit and sales.

January debut of Hershey's Spreads among a spate of launches planned for 2014.

Aggressive innovation and marketing plans are under way to support the region's retail sales, which lost share to private-label competition in fiscal 2013.

Strong pretzel sales boost first-quarter earnings 22%; sales rise 6%.

Net income and total revenues increased 2%, while global comparable sales rose 0.2%.

Casual-dining operator marked 14th consecutive quarter of earnings growth.

Following last year's divestitures of Wish-Bone and Skippy, the company pins hopes on spreads.

Fourth-quarter volume in Human Nutrition & Health falls from third-quarter levels.