Sentences with phrase «rising commodity costs»

Rising commodity costs also led to reduced profitability, since the company couldn't raise prices given the tough selling environment.

Our support is through helping them navigate new trends and getting new items on their menu, all while staying on top of rising commodity costs.»

The company, which is the No. 2 U.S. automaker behind General Motors, was hurt by rising commodity costs and unfavorable foreign exchange rates in the latest quarter.

So, several companies, including Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), talked about rising commodity costs like steel and oil and several talked about higher wage costs.

Proctor & Gamble and Ford, Ingersoll Rand, they also highlighted rising commodity cost and Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY), which makes packaging materials, they saw price increases for petrochemicals and paper as well.

The decline pushed profitability down by 0.7 percentage points to 35.9 % of sales since Kimberly Clark couldn't use higher prices to offset rising commodity costs.

«They are challenged with rising commodity costs and flat - to - declining traffic as consumers are choosing to eat out less frequently in tough economic times, so we work closely with our customers on new product ideas and limited time offers.»

Most of the dairy processors included in this year's Top 150 Frozen Foods Processors report expressed concern over rising commodity costs.

And gas fired generators face rising commodity costs in coming years as the LNG plants come on stream, and domestic gas prices rise to match export prices.

AUS / NZ: Lion Nathan set fair in year so far Lion Nathan is toasting a buoyant set of figures for its half - year in spite of rising commodity costs.

The reports looked strong at first, but looking under the hood, Cramer was very concerned by the weakness he saw: Kimberly - Clark, for one, is facing pricing challenges, rising commodity costs and a slumping diaper business in what had once been its best growth market: China.

Now, thanks to its planned merger with H.J. Heinz, led by a 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK - B), Kraft stands a better chance of taking on overseas markets, getting the clout it needs to rein in rising commodity costs and attain more efficient operations that will lower its expenses.