BRIEFCASE.Byline: - From staff and wire reports Nestle to scoop up Verb 1. scoop up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" lift out, scoop, scoop out, take up remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something all of Haagen Dazs VEVEY, Switzerland - Swiss food and beverages giant Nestle SA is interested in taking full control of the Haagen-Dazs ice cream business by buying the 50 percent stake owned by its partner in the venture, Pillsbury Co. ``We have always said the Haagen-Dazs business is of interest to us,'' Nestle spokesman Francois-Xavier Perroud said Monday. The deal could strengthen Nestle's position against rival Unilever in the U.S. ice cream market. Analysts have estimated a deal could be worth $650 million. Perroud declined to comment on the amount or to say when the takeover might be finished. Nestle, whose U.S. operations are based in Glendale, and Pillsbury currently own Haagen-Dazs through their 1999 joint venture Ice Cream Partners, but Nestle has an option to buy the entire operation should Pillsbury's ownership change, Perroud said. United carriers move to LAX base United Airlines announced Monday that United Express carriers SkyWest Airlines
Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd is a regional airline company based in Perth, Australia servicing key towns in the state of Western Australia as well as charter and Air Wisconsin Air Wisconsin is an airline based in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, or AWAC, is the largest privately held regional and commuter airline which operates regional jet flights as US Airways Express under contract to US Airways, serving around 70 Airlines Corp. will reposition several regional jet aircraft to Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . The transition, effective Wednesday, will aid United Airlines in operational changes stemming from the events of Sept. 11, according to the carrier. SkyWest will operate 20 daily departures from United's hub in Los Angeles to Fresno, Oakland and San Jose, as well as Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. AWAC will operate 10 daily departures from Los Angeles to Sacramento, San Jose and Santa Barbara. Additionally, AWAC will reinstitute its seasonal nonstop service from Los Angeles to Aspen, Colo., with its 88-seat BAe 146 aircraft on Dec. 15. Perceptronics is now Alpha Virtual Perceptronics on Monday announced shareholder approval for changing the company name to Alpha Virtual. Trading has begun under the new symbol OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: APHV APHV Association of German Professional Dealers (philatelic group) . The company, based in Los Angeles, develops and markets software products and services that enable online, multiuser Two or more users. , collaborative experiences in real-time without any plug-ins or downloads. Fishman joins Creative Artists BEVERLY HILLS - Creative Artists Agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a talent and literary agency which represents a vast array of actors, musicians, writers, directors, and athletes, as well as a variety of companies and their products. announced Monday that Roger Fishman, former News Corp. executive vice president for worldwide marketing, has joined the Beverly Hills agency to lead its consulting division. Fishman was a member of News Corp.'s Worldwide Executive Committee from 1997 to 2000, reporting directly to President Peter Chernin. Fishman most recently served as general partner and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Epartners, a London-based venture capital firm led by News Corp. and softbank. CSC modifies its options program EL SEGUNDO - El Segundo-based Computer Sciences Corp. announced Monday an employee stock option exchange program. The program will offer CSC employees who hold options with an exercise price per share of $70 or more the opportunity to cancel those options in exchange for an equal number of options to be granted next year. |
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