SARAH SKIDMORE

AP Business Writer
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'Tis the season to steal

More than spirits are being lifted this holiday season.

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Black Friday isn't the only game in town

Cyber Monday. Green Tuesday. Black Friday. Magenta Saturday.

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Starbucks pushes job growth program

Starbucks hopes customers will be willing to pay at least $5 more when they stop in for their morning cup of Joe.

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Nike CEO's compensation down 16 percent

Nike Inc.'s CEO Mark Parker saw his compensation fall 16 percent to about $11 million during fiscal 2011 largely due to a drop in his pay based on the company's performance, which has hurt during the economic downturn.

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Whole Foods 3rd-quarter profit rises

Whole Foods Market Inc. proved that it is good to be different on Wednesday, reporting a 35 percent jump in its third-quarter net income and raising its full-year forecast while the rest of the industry struggles.

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Nike's 4Q profit jumps 14 percent, shares soar

Nike Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit rose 14 percent to beat expectations as strong sales of sneakers and sportswear around the world offset higher costs.

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Nike faces antidrug backlash to shirts

Nike Inc. is being blasted for replacing its signature "Just Do It" slogan on some T-shirts with the phrases "Dope," "Get High" and "Ride Pipe."

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Supervalu CEO's pay package shrinks in fiscal '11

Supervalu Inc. CEO and President Craig Herkert received a pay package valued at nearly $3 million in the company's most recent fiscal year, according to an analysis of a recent regulatory document.

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Supervalu CEO's pay package shrinks in fiscal '11

Supervalu Inc.'s CEO Craig Herkert earned compensation of nearly $3 million in the grocer's most recent fiscal year. That's down from the $10.8 million in the prior year.

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Coupons.com gets $200M investment

Digital coupon provider Coupons.com Inc. has received $200 million from undisclosed institutional investors, making it the latest Internet company to attract significant attention from the investor community.

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Kraft Foods 1Q income down on acquisition costs

Kraft Foods Inc.'s first-quarter net income dropped due to costs related to its acquisition of Cadbury, but its adjusted profit rose and beat expectations.

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Molson Coors CEO's pay package shrinks in 2010

The CEO of Molson Coors Brewing Co. saw the value of his pay package shrink 13 percent in 2010 as the brewer dealt with falling beer sales.

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Safeway's CEO pay rises 5 percent in 2010

Safeway Inc.'s CEO Steven Burd saw the value of his compensation rise 5 percent in 2010, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory document filed Friday.

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Kraft's CEO pay falls 40 percent in 2010

Kraft Foods Inc.'s CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, saw the value of her pay package shrink nearly 40 percent in 2010 as her performance fell short of some of the company's goals.

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Kellogg CEO's 2010 pay package $6M, down 23 pct

Kellogg's former CEO, David Mackay, received a pay package valued at $6 million in 2010, his final year at the helm of the world's largest cereal maker, according to a document the company filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Coca-Cola CEO's pay package increases 30 percent

Coca-Cola Co.'s Chairman and CEO, Muhtar Kent, received compensation valued at $19.2 million in the 2010 fiscal year, 30 percent more than the year before, as his bonus and stock awards increased, according to an Associated Press analysis.

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Compensation package for PepsiCo CEO dips

PepsiCo Inc. CEO Indra Nooyi received compensation valued at $14 million in 2010, down slightly from $14.2 million in 2009, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing the snack and beverage maker made Monday.

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Frito-Lay hopes new SunChips bag quiets critics

Frito-Lay hopes to make some big noise with a quieter version of its biodegradable SunChips bag.

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Heinz to use Coca-Cola's plant bottle for ketchup

H.J. Heinz Co. says it is making its iconic ketchup bottles a bit more green.

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Diet Pepsi 'skinny' can stirs up big controversy

Diet Pepsi has introduced a new "skinny" can for Fashion Week, but some critics are giving it a big, fat "no."

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Starbucks net income up in 1Q

Starbucks Corp.'s popularity with coffee drinkers around the globe helped boost its first-quarter net income nearly 44 percent to beat expectations.

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Whole Foods pays co-CEOs $4.6M in 2010

Whole Foods Market Inc. paid its co-CEOs compensation valued at nearly $4.6 million combined during its 2010 fiscal year.

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Panera opens pay-what-you-wish location in Oregon

Panera Bread Co. will open a nonprofit restaurant Monday in Portland where customers can pay what they wish for food.

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Starbucks gives logo a new look

Starbucks Corp. is giving its siren a facelift.

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Starbucks aims for average Joe with Seattle's Best

Starbucks Corp. wants to appeal a bit more to the average Joe.

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