ConAgra Foods to Participate in the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference on May 24, 2012

Thursday May 17th 2012 10:00:00 AM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 17, 2012-- ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) informs interested investors and consumers that it will participate in the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference in New York, N.Y. on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 9:05 a.m. EDT (8:05 a.m. CDT). ConAgra Foods expects the majority of its presentation to be in the form of a question-and-answer session. Access to a live audio webcast of the presentation with accompanying slides will be available at http://investor.conagrafoods.com, and a replay of the event will also be available on the company's website. What:     ConAgra Foods, Inc., participates in the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference in ...

ConAgra Foods Agrees to Acquire Odom's Tennessee Pride to Expand Frozen Breakfast Portfolio

Tuesday April 17th 2012 04:00:00 PM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 17, 2012-- ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Odom's Tennessee Pride, a leading producer of frozen and refrigerated breakfast sandwiches and sausage. The agreement includes facilities in Little Rock, Ark., and Dickson, Tenn., and its headquarters office in Madison, Tenn. Odom's Tennessee Pride has approximately 750 employees, annual revenue in excess of $190 million, and is the second largest producer of frozen breakfast sandwiches in the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction, expected to close within the next 45 days and subject to customary closing conditions, were not disclosed. Fitting with the company's ...

ConAgra Foods Program Saves Nearly 300 Million Gallons of Water, Eliminates 61,000 Tons of Waste, and Reduces Carbon Emissions

Wednesday April 11th 2012 03:22:00 PM

More than 100 Sustainable Development projects reduce water, waste, energy and costs OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2012-- ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced today the winners of its 2012 Sustainable Development Awards, an internal awards program intended to drive and reward innovative approaches to sustainability that produce tangible business results. The more than 100 entries collectively: reduced carbon emissions by more than 43,600 metric tonnes; eliminated 61,000 tons of landfill waste and 4,800 tons of packaging material; and conserv...

ConAgra Foods Announces Dividend Payment

Thursday April 5th 2012 10:00:00 AM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 5, 2012-- The board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) approved a dividend payment of $0.24 per common share to be paid on June 1, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2012. ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America's households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a stron...

ConAgra Foods Reports Fiscal 2012 Third-Quarter EPS Growth; Reaffirms Fiscal 2012 Expectations

Thursday March 22nd 2012 07:30:00 AM

Third-quarter Fiscal 2012 Highlights (vs. year-ago amounts): Diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.65 as reported and $0.51 adjusted for items impacting comparability, up 25% as reported and up 2% on a comparable basis. Commercial Foods' sales grew 14%, reflecting pricing actions necessary to address inflation, volume growth for potato products, and the pass-through of higher wheat costs. Consumer Foods' net sales increased 4%, driven by recent acquisitions; organic price/mix contributed 5% and organic volumes declined 5%. The company completed the acquisition of Del Monte Canada shortly after the end of the quarter. The company continues to expect fiscal 2012 EPS to refle...

ConAgra Foods Announces Details of Fiscal 2012 Third-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Thursday March 15th 2012 10:00:00 AM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 15, 2012-- ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading food companies, will report its fiscal 2012 third-quarter results on Thursday, March 22, 2012. The news release will be issued at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT. ConAgra Foods will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. EDT to discuss the results. Following the company's remarks, the call will include a question-and-answer session with the investment community. Domestic and international participants may access the conference call toll-free by dialing 1-877-419-6594 and 1-719-325-4910, respectively. No confirmation or pass code is needed. This conference call also can be accessed live on...

ConAgra Foods Teams Up With Jewel, Owl City and Jay Sean to Kick-off Child Hunger Ends Here Campaign With Original Song, 'Here's Hope'

Monday March 5th 2012 08:05:00 AM

Three Unique Song Tracks to be Made Available at ChildHungerEndsHere.com OMAHA, Neb., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --ConAgra Foods is kicking off the third year of its nationally-recognized Child Hunger Ends Here campaign with an original song and exclusive video content from platinum recording artists Jewel, Owl City, and Jay Sean, and a social media influencer campaign comprised of leading bloggers from throughout the nation. With these efforts, ConAgra Foods will work to meet its overall goal of donating five million meals this school year - which complements the ConAgra Foods Foundation's $10 million, 5-year commitment - to Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunge...

Consumers Vote Two ConAgra Foods Products ‘Product of the Year’

Wednesday February 29th 2012 06:26:00 PM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2012-- ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that two of its products were named 2012 Products of the Year by the Consumer Survey of Product Innovation. In a survey of more than 50,000 American consumers conducted by global market research company TNS, Healthy Choice® Top Chef inspired Café Steamers® and Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl® were selected as the best new products in the Frozen Foods and Snacks categories, respectively. All 22 winners accepted their awards last night at the Product of the Year awards ceremony in New York. “Winning two of the seven food categories at the 2012 Product of the Year Awards demonstrates that ConAgra ...

ConAgra Foods Updates Analysts at Consumer Conference

Tuesday February 21st 2012 07:30:00 AM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2012-- Today ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) will provide a company update to analysts and investors at the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin, President of Consumer Foods Andre Hawaux, and Chief Financial Officer John Gehring will present the company’s accomplishments and outlook. Rodkin will discuss the company’s Recipe For Growth, which focuses on expanding in adjacencies, international opportunities, and private label operations. Hawaux will comment on Customer Connect, a series of initiatives designed to strengthen customer relationships and grow revenues for the Consumer Foods segment...

ConAgra Foods to Present at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference on February 21, 2012

Tuesday February 14th 2012 10:00:00 AM

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2012-- ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) invites interested investors and consumers to listen to its presentation at the CAGNY (Consumer Analyst Group of New York) Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at 9:15 a.m. EST (8:15 a.m. CST). Access to a live audio webcast of the presentation with accompanying slides will be available at http://investor.conagrafoods.com and a replay of the event will also be available on the company's website.       What: ConAgra Foods, Inc., presentation at the CAGNY Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. When: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at 9:15 a.m. EST (8:15...