Comment: ConAgra joins the cautious club

By: Dean Best | 10 December 2010

Following Kellogg and Campbell Soup Co., ConAgra Foods has become the latest US food manufacturer to adopt a somewhat pessimistic tone when looking ahead to 2011, writes Dean Best.

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Following Kellogg and Campbell Soup Co., ConAgra Foods has become the latest US food manufacturer to adopt a somewhat pessimistic tone when looking ahead to 2011, writes Dean Best.

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