Food Stocks

Due to the human need to eat, food will always be in high demand and high production, causing their stocks to be stable and profitable. With organic food popularity and discretionary spending both increasing, food stocks are looking up for the next few years. Food can be invested in through commodities, restaurant stocks, packaged food stocks, or grocery store stocks. Standout food stocks include Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM), and Kraft (NASDAQ:KRFT).

Natural Food Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Natural and organic foods continue to gain a toehold as health and wellness becomes more popular. Here are six stocks to buy, hold and sell in the space.

Steer Clear of These Bird Flu-Tainted Stocks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Food scandals and the latest outbreak of avian flu are causing trouble for some important U.S.-based China plays. Approach these names with caution.

Unilever Plans to Sell Wish-Bone Dressing Business

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Unilever is reportedly preparing to sell its Wish-Bone salad dressing business and is working with Goldman Sachs to facilitate the sale.

Expect a Short Shelf Life for Kraft Foods Rally

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Kraft Foods has been on a crazy run since its spin-off, but you should still stay away. Why? Because its climb has nothing to do with future growth prospects.

How the Tiny Chickpea Is Beating Big Tobacco

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
As health becomes paramount and smoking less popular, farmers are replacing their tobacco crops with chickpeas -- the main ingredient in hummus.

Soaring Wheat Won’t Crush Bread-Bakers

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A record freeze is expected to send hard red winter wheat prices soaring, but don't make a knee-jerk bet against bread companies.

This Spicy Stock Isn’t Looking So Savory

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
In the long term, spice-maker McCormick is a great business. In the short term, it's too pricey too hold. Here's why.

Buy These 3 S&P 500 Stocks Now

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
These blue-chips are the best of the best -- and the upside could be huge.

Parkay Spray Contains HOW Many Calories?

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A lawsuit against Parkay Spray alleges that the "no-fat no-calorie" butter substitute has a lot of fat and calories.

Craving Candy Stocks? Resist the Temptation

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
The government might jack up the price of sugar by buying some 400,000 tons -- bad news for candy stocks, which already were looking pretty pricey.

Moms: Take Unsafe Ingredients Out of Kraft Mac & Cheese

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Two moms with food blogs are petitioning Kraft to remove yellow dyes from its iconic Macaroni & Cheese meals.

How to Profit From the Coming Food Boom

By Traders Reserve
The growing demand for food around the world opens up the opportunities for both manufacturers and suppliers of that food, and investors should take advantage

Will the Payroll Tax Hike Hurt Growth?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
The macro effect of lower take-home pay for millions of Americans isn't as clear as you may think. But the impact on specific stocks should be no mystery.

4 Ways to Invest in What You Know for 2013

By Richard Band
We didn't fall off the fiscal cliff, but Congress still has plenty to decide in the coming months. Use these guidelines instead of trying to predict the future.

ConAgra Foods: Buy for Defense Only

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
It's up, but trails the broader market. So if you're looking for something that will juice your returns, why jump in now?

Diet Pepsi Remakes Its Sweetener

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
PepsiCo has quietly changed the formula for its flagship low-calorie soda, Diet Pepsi, to promote a more stable taste and longer shelf life.

Tropicana Turns to Carrots to Juice Sales

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Pepsi-owned Tropicana is bringing out a new line of fruit-and-veggie drinks called Farmstand.

Stock Showdown: Wall Street’s Meat Elite

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Months after the fact, meat stocks made it through the Midwest drought smelling like roses. But which is worth riding in the shadow of a bull run?

Global Hope Beyond the Cliff in Mondelez

By Richard Band
Amid all the doom and gloom, there are some reasons to expect growth. MDLZ is one stock that will benefit from global growth trends.
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