Word: creams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Volunteers would take the refugees out for ice cream and listen as they described the suffering they had endured because of oppression in their homeland...
...occurred to me that there were so many things going on [racism, sexism and language barriers] that there was no way taking the kids out for ice cream was going to change long-range what the issues were," says Adiele, the former coordinator of Education for Action and now a visiting professor at Framingham State College...
Despite sales of $2.1 billion and 12 companies in 20 countries, Beatrice remains largely unknown to American consumers. It is the leading seller of potato chips in Ireland and a top vendor of ice cream in Spain. Beatrice also owns the largest supermarket chain in Paris. Its problem is that while profitable, the company has to devote a large chunk of its cash flow to covering its debt. In the meantime, bigger and badder global competitors, including Nestle and Unilever, are moving in for the kill...
...stave off creditors, Lewis shut down unprofitable operations, including a dairy plant in Switzerland, and she accelerated the divestiture program started by her husband and Fugett. She quickly jettisoned eight businesses, including ice-cream companies in Denmark, Belgium and Germany. In addition to eliminating the corporate toys, Lewis cut 500 jobs, including half the corporate staff...
Companies that donated to the event include WGBH-Boston, State Farm Insurance, CVS Pharmacy, Gillette, Samuel Adams, Reservoir Wines, Herrell's Ice Cream, Cambridge Trust Company and Sony Theaters, Kolodner said...