Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Ralcorp (RAH) is going upmarket. The maker of store-brand cereals, crackers and snacks is purchasing Post cereals from Kraft Foods (KFT...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Ralcorp Holdings Inc. is looking at booking a bigger profit this year, which suggests the food maker is recouping higher commodity costs and likely benefiting from cash-strapped consumers who are buying more store-branded products.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ralcorp Holdings Inc. is signaling its business is perking up. In a regulatory filing late Monday, the food maker boosted its fiscal 2008 profit view to earnings per-share growth of 5% to 10% over a year ago. It had previously pegged growth of 5% when it issued quarterly results July 28. The outlook excludes the impact related to its acquisition of the Post cereals business...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
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The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Ralcorp Holdings Inc. said Monday it has completed its $2.6 billion purchase of the Post cereals business from Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT). (KFT) (RAH)
Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. ("Ralcorp") (NYSE: ) announces the completion of its previously disclosed purchase of the Post cereals business from Kraft Foods Inc. ("Kraft"). The merger is valued at approximately $2.6 billion, including the issuance of Ralcorp common shares and the assumption of debt. Post is the third largest branded ready-to-eat cereal...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Exchange Offer Fully Subscribed and Subject to Proration NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: ) today announced the preliminary results of its exchange offer related to the split-off of its Post cereals business and the closing of the merger of its Post cereals business into a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ). (Logo: ) Based on preliminary estimates...
The Breakfast Bowl (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
As reported last fall , Kraft sold its Post cereal division to private-brand food maker, Ralcorp. It look likes the deal will close next week. This should be watched closely for several reasons: First, it will be interesting to see how a private-label company responds to controlling a big brand like Post. Second, despite some recent advancements and its strong Honey Bunches of Oats line, Post has...
SignalBlog (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Standard & Poor’s announced on Wednesday online travel company Priceline.com will replace Kemet Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400 after close of trading Friday. Food company Ralcorp Holdings Inc., which is merging with Kraft Food’s Post Cereal assets, will trade positions with Par Pharmaceutical Cos., with Ralcorp moving to the S&P MidCap 400 and Par Pharmaceutical [...]
The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
Ralcorp Holdings Inc.'s profits nearly quadrupled in the third quarter, the food manufacturer said Monday, citing a gain from the forward sale of contracts related to its investment in Vail Resorts. (MTN) (RAH) (KFT)
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
ST. LOUIS, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ) today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and reaffirmed its forecast for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. For the third quarter of fiscal 2008, reported diluted earnings per share were $1.73 including the impact of a non-cash gain on forward sale contracts related to Ralcorp's investment in Vail...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ralcorp Holdings Inc. said Thursday its shareholders approved issuing shares of common stock to proceed with Ralcorp's purchase of Post cereals unit of Kraft Foods . The shares will have a par value of a penny a share. The deal is expected to close in early August. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com...
The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Kraft Foods Inc. will distribute approximately 30.4 million shares to investors who can then exchange some or all of their shares into Ralcorp Holdings Inc. common stock in connection with Kraft's sale of its Post cereals division to Ralcorp. (KFT) (RAH)
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Kraft Foods plans to merge its Post cereals business into private-label food maker Ralcorp using a split-off transaction that is expected to be tax-free to Kraft shareholders.
