The chief executive of Pizza Hut's NZ operator Restaurant Brands, Russel Creedy, says there's no free lunch - or pizza. Photo / Reuters The intense price wars among pizza retailers over the past two years is easing as high commodity prices put the squeeze on profits. New Zealand's largest operator, Pizza Hut, and fast-rising rival Domino's concede that prices will have to rise at some point as the cost of raw materials - cheese in particular - skyrockets. While pizza operators have the...
Budget airline EasyJet has warned rocketing crude oil prices could drive many low cost carriers ...
Skynews
Skynews
It issued the warning as it unveiled its half year losses had more than doubled,...
El Al completes order for four Boeing 777-200ER jets valued at $850 million at list prices
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
El Al orders for 4 Boeing 777-200ER jets valued at $850 million at list prices
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
As Food Prices Rise, Shoppers Stock Up
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Ross C. Powell has found a novel way to counter rising grocery prices. He started an informal food cooperative out of his garage. The San Antonio project manager is currently stocking up on inexpensive beef, anticipating...
TJX's Meyrowitz got 2007 compensation valued at $6 million
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
BOSTON— Chief Executive Carol Meyrowitz received compensation valued at nearly $6 million in 2007, her first year in the top job as the discount retailer's stock price held steady despite fallout from a massive...
Unilever overcomes cost pressures
The Independent
The Independent
Unilever today said underlying sales rose 7.2 per cent at the start of this year after the company acted to recover sharply higher costs. The consumer products firm, which makes Hellmann's mayonnaise and Dove soap, said...
Wal-Mart, TJX report solid 1Q profit gains; consumers seek shelter at low-price outlets
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
April consumer prices up 0.2% despite surging food costs
USA Today
USA Today
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By John Waggoner. USA TODAY WASHINGTON Technical factors held down the government's consumer price index in April, but economists say inflation isn't...


