91.   Food distribution companies find that a larger business enables them to offer lower prices and gain more customers and bigger accounts.

92.   Food companies also gained on expectations rising consumer spending and falling raw material prices will boost their profits this year.

93.   Food companies and cyclical stocks were among the active issues.

94.   Food companies are not required to disclose that information.

95.   Food companies have also pushed for voluntary labeling.

96.   Food companies have not been required to have the FDA review new biotech crops.

97.   Food companies slumped.

98.   Food companies, reacting to consumer complaints and lower-priced store brands, began slashing breakfast cereal prices more than a year ago.

99.   Food companies, reacting to consumer complaints, started to slash prices on breakfast cereals more than a year ago.

100.   Food companies are expanding the range of foods irradiated before they hit store shelves.