On Thursday, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)’s shares inclined 0.24% to $42.31.
Tyson Food Service is a division of Tyson Foods, Inc (TSN).
BONICI® branded products comprise: pepperoni, pizza toppings, doughs, crusts, flatbreads, meatballs and wings that are produced with the same quality operators have come to expect from Tyson Food Service.
The BONICI® brand knows pizza and Tyson Food Service knows how to assist operators enhance profitability. Based on its 50-plus years of experience providing authentic and great-tasting Italian products, Tyson Food Service has identified five trends in the pizza industry to drive successful operations.
- Expand menu options by repurposing standard pizza ingredients.Consumers still want familiar pizza tastes, but also want versatility. According to Technomic’s 2014 The Pizza Trend Report, 19 percent of consumers want more than pizza on the menu. Operators can broaden their menus by utilizing traditional pizza products and ingredients to develop unique pastas, salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, and other appetizers. By expanding their menus with already-stocked pizza ingredients, they will accommodate more tastes, improve waste administration and boost sales.
- Add a balanced protein mix to lower cost and enhance margins.To manage fluctuating commodity prices, operators should menu a mix of protein products like meatballs, ingredient chicken and multi-protein products such as chicken and beef pepperoni. Using a form of this mix offsets costs and extends protein dollars. These lower-cost proteins also cover multiple recipe applications as a substitute for beef and pork in dishes. Operators that develop creative menu offerings to balance costs while appealing to consumer cravings will support stronger margins long-term.
- Extend products with all day breakfast offerings.According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast, seven out of 10 consumers wish restaurants would serve breakfast all day long. To capture more customer traffic, pizza operators could extend the use of pizza toppings, counting sausage, cheese and dough to create breakfast-inspired menu items, such as breakfast pizzas or flatbreads. With the increasing popularity of breakfast, many fast-food and QSR restaurants are going full-force into this daypart. Having a cost-effective breakfast solution will assist operators be competitive, especially if these menu items are accessible all day.
Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, produces, distributes, and markets chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods, and related allied products worldwide. The company breeds and raises chickens; and processes live chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products.
KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR)’s shares gained 0.97% to $23.01.
Bayer AG has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Diabetes Care business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd., a company which is backed by funds sponsored by leading global investment firm KKR and the Panasonic Corporation. The total consideration for the transaction is EUR 1,022 million. The sale will comprise the leading Contour™ portfolio of blood glucose monitoring meters and strips, in addition to other products such as Breeze™2, Elite™ and Microlet™ lancing devices. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, counting relevant antitrust clearance, and is predictable to occur in the first quarter of 2016.
Johannes Huth , Member and Head of KKR Europe, Africa and Middle East , and Hiro Hirano , Member and CEO of KKR Japan, said, “We are happy that Bayer Diabetes Care chose Panasonic Healthcare and KKR as the trusted partners for bringing the business to its next stage of development. This is another milestone in KKR’s track record of partnering with leading German and Japanese corporates and in growing top health care companies. Together, we will leverage our experience and network to create a global diabetes care solutions powerhouse in an effort to make this a transformational transaction for the diabetes care industry.”
Bayer’s Diabetes Care business is a technological leader in blood glucose monitoring systems, lancing devices and diabetes administration software. The business accounted for EUR 909 million in sales in 2014, with Contour™ being the principal product portfolio. The Contour™ portfolio comprises Contour™ Next, Contour™ Plus, Contour™ and Contour™ TS and is designed to meet the needs of all patients regardless of type of diabetes, stage of disease, or testing frequency. Other products comprise Breeze™2, Brio™, Entrust™, Elite™ and Microlet™ lancing devices.
KKR & Co. L.P. is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It specializes in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, administration buyouts, credit special situations, growth equity, mature, mezzanine, distressed, and middle market investments.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Invesco Ltd (NYSE:IVZ)‘s shares surged 0.69% to $39.50.
Invesco Advisers, Inc., a partner of Invesco Ltd. (IVZ). Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR) declared that its Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends on shares of its common stock and Series A and Series B preferred stock.
The Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.45 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2015. The dividend will be paid on July 28, 2015 to stockholders of record on June 26, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of June 24, 2015.
Invesco Ltd. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to retail clients, institutional clients, high-net worth clients, public entities, corporations, unions, non-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, pension funds, financial institutions, and sovereign wealth funds. It manages separate client focused equity, balanced, and fixed income portfolios.
Phillips 66(NYSE:PSX), ended its Thursday’s trading session with 1.51% gain, and closed at $80.03.
Phillips 66(PSX) will release its second-quarter 2015 financial results Friday, July 31, at 8 a.m. EDT. Later that day, Phillips 66 executive administration will host a conference call webcast at noon EDT to talk about the company’s second-quarter performance and provide an update on planned initiatives.
Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks to its refineries and other locations; and delivers refined and specialty products, in addition to provides storage services for crude oil and petroleum products.
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