Buffalo Wild Wings: Blazin' hot

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (Nasdaq:BWLD), one of the top 10 fastest growing restaurant chains in the country, is ready to take flight. | Nasdaq: BWLD |Comment

Reddy Ice dips to new 52-week-low after disappointing Q2 earnings

Shares of Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FRZ) hit a new 52-week-low today after the Dallas-based ice maker this morning posted decreased second-quarter earnings that widely missed at least one... | NYSE: FRZ |Comment

McCormick & Schmick's rises on higher-than-expected Q2 earnings

McCormick & Schmickʼs Seafood Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ:MSSR) is up 16% this morning after reporting after the close Wednesday better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. | Nasdaq: MSSR |Comment

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Grounds for growth

Americans love their coffee — and they love convenience. Those two demands could help Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq:GMCR) turn some well-placed singles into a home run. | Nasdaq: GMCR |Comment

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea falls 23% on weak Q1 earnings

Food retailer The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE:GAP) is falling more than 23% in today’s trading after reporting a first quarter loss in income from continuing operations. | NYSE: GAP |Comment

DineEquity drops 21% after lowering 2008 outlook for Applebee’s

DineEquity Inc. (NYSE:DIN) is plunging 21% today after it announced after-the-close Thursday its second-quarter same-store sales had increased for IHOP restaurants but had decreased for Applebee’s. | Comment

California Pizza Kitchen up 8% after lifting Q2 guidance

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI) is more than 8% higher in today’s pre-market trading after the restaurant chain announced better-than-expected preliminary second-quarter earnings... | Nasdaq: CPKI |Comment

Smart Balance outlook lifted; company added to Russell 2000 and 3000 indexes

Smart Balance Inc.’s (Nasdaq:SMBL) outlook was raised early Wednesday as the Standard & Poor’s Rating Services moved the company from “stable” to “positive.” | Nasdaq: SMBL |Comment

Constellation Brands lifted by Q1 earnings report

Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) shares rose Tuesday on better-than-expected first quarter earnings. | NYSE: STZ |Comment

Kona Grill up 13% near end of trading day

Kona Grill, Inc. (Nasdaq:KONA) shares hopped 13.8% Friday after it was disclosed late Thursday that private investment firm Mill Road Capital owned an 8.2% stake in the casual dining company. | Nasdaq: KONA |Comment

SunOpta to replace CEO, CFO; shares down 22%

SunOpta, Inc. (Nasdaq:STKL) said Friday it is replacing both Chief Executive Steven Bromley and Chief Financial Officer John Dietrich, which sent shares down more than 22%. | Nasdaq: STKL |Comment

Domino’s Pizza hits all-time low after inaccurate downgrade news

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) hit an all-time low Friday at $10.58 per share with volume soaring to more than 800,000 shares after inaccurate reports circulated. | NYSE: DPZ |Comment

Winn-Dixie shares up after ‘outperform’ rating

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:WINN) shares are up 13% after investment bank Friedman Billings Ramsey upgraded the Jacksonville, Fla. food retailer on Wednesday to “outperform” from “market... | Nasdaq: WINN |Comment

Sanderson Farms: Birds of a feather don't flock together

Sanderson Farms Inc. (Nasdaq:SAFM) has a lot of pluck to plan a chicken processing capacity expansion while some struggling competitors are crying out for industry cutbacks to firm up prices. | Nasdaq: SAFM |Comment

Interim CEO says litigation has hurt Mannatech

Mannatech, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTEX) interim CEO Terry Persinger said the embattled multi-level marketer of nutritional supplements has been hurt by ongoing litigation and a weak domestic consumer... | Nasdaq: MTEX |Comment

Newsletter Watch: AgFeed Industries

See why Tom Bishop, editor of the BI Research newsletter, has chosen AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED) as his latest featured stock. | FEED |Comment

Reddy Ice Holdings in freefall after DOJ executes search warrant

Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FRZ) are in a freefall after the maker and distributor of packaged ice revealed that federal officials searched the company’s corporate office in Dallas. | FRZ |Comment

Zhongpin, Inc.: High on the hog

If recent market jitters have had you sweating like a pig, than you may as well in invest in one . . . or 721 metric tons of some. Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq: HOGS), a meat and food-processor in the... | HOGS |Comment

CEO says Papa John's pressured by economic factors

Papa John's International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZA) CEO Nigel Travis said lower consumer spending and higher commodity costs will continue to pressure the pizza delivery franchiser’s profits. Travis... | PZZA |Comment

United Natural Foods slides to 52-week low as Q2 profit falls

Shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) have fallen to a new 52-week low on news after the close on Thursday that the distributor of natural and organic foods suffered a decline in... | UNFI |Comment

Neogen's growth to be fueled by food safety and international markets

With recent incidents of major food, produce and other product recalls, Neogen Corp. (Nasdaq: NEOG), maker of diagnostic kits to test the safety of food and animal products, is profiting. | NEOG |Comment

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries (HQS): Fishing for profits

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries (NYSE: HQS) has especially profited from the rising U.S. imports of tilapia, a fresh water fish that has fast become HQ’s cash crop. | HQS |1 Comment

John B. Sanfilippo & Son CEO: Initiatives are paying off

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq: JBSS) CEO Jeffrey Sanfilippo said the processor of tree nuts and peanuts’ business initiatives are paying off. In the second quarter, which ended Dec. 27,... | JBSS |Comment

Usana Health Sciences CEO confident about future

Usana Health Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: USNA) CEO Myron Wentz said the embattled company remains confident in its business outlook and the investment opportunity it provides. The multi-level marketing... | USNA |Comment

AgFeed Industries: Take that to the trough

With China's animal feed market worth about $40 billion and growing, AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED) is literally living high off the hog. | FEED |Comment

TurboChef says customer to reduce 2008 results

TurboChef Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVEN) said this morning that one of its customers has modified its North America food program which uses TurboChef ovens, and as a result that customer’s... | OVEN |Comment

NexCen Brands acquires Great American Cookie Co.

Global brand management company NexCen Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXC) said after Tuesday’s close that it has acquired the Great American Cookie Company from Mrs. Fields Famous Brands for $93.7... | NEXC |Comment

SunOpta falls to 52-week low, lowers 2007 guidance

Shares of SunOpta Inc. (Nasdaq: STKL) are in the doldrums on news after the close on Thursday that the natural, organic and specialty foods company has lowered its 2007 earnings guidance. | STKL |Comment

Check on China: Zhongpin, Inc.

The pork crisis and China's problems with food safety issues have not put a damper on the growth and profits of one Chinese company in the pork business: Zhongpin, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOGS). | HOGS |1 Comment

Neogen Corporation: Living clean

Nothing stirs Neogen Corporation’s (Nasdaq: NEOG) sales like contamination concerns and a few food recalls. | NEOG |Comment

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory tumbles on lower Q3 earnings

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMCF) shares are turning sour after the chocolate and candy store franchiser posted third-quarter earnings of $1.27 million, or $0.19 per share, from... | RMCF |Comment

Key Technology, Inc.: Picking at your food

Key Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTEC), a maker of vegetable processing equipment, cleans your plate before you get the chance. See why mastering the food chain has its rewards for this small cap. | KTEC |Comment

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts rises after CEO resigns

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) shares are climbing higher after the doughnut maker announced that CEO Daryl Brewster resigned for personal reasons. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based company’s... | KKD |Comment

AgFeed Industries climbs on Chinese government grant

AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED) shares are climbing in pre-market trading after the maker of pig feed reported that the Chinese government will give the company a grant of about $41,265 per... | FEED |Comment

Landec Corp. posts increase in Q2 results, misses revenue estimates

Landec Corp. (Nasdaq: LNDC) reported after Thursday’s close that financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2008 rose over the previous year. However, revenue missed analysts’... | LNDC |Comment

Newsletter Watch: Favorites for 2008

In Newsletter Watch, three advisors select their favorite speculative stock for the coming year. The picks include Man Sang Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: MHJ), NutraCea (OTC: NTRZ) and Wizzard Software... | MHJ |1 Comment

Grain and petroleum prices keeping Neogen COO "awake at night"

Neogen Corp. (Nasdaq: NEOG) COO Lon Bohannon said during a midday conference call that skyrocketing grain and petroleum prices are keeping him awake at night. | NEOG |Comment

Calavo Growers revisited: Still ripe for the picking

The Superbowl is around the corner and everyone’s party supply list will most likely include guacamole, which is good news for Calavo Growers Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGW), a packer and distributor of... | CVGW |Comment

Cal-Maine Foods soars on Q2 profit increase

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALM) shares are rising after the egg producer reported a 528% jump in second-quarter profits due to record egg prices during the three-month period. | CALM |Comment

Sector Watch: Food safety

Over the past five years, the food-safety market has more than doubled in size to $1.6 billion and two companies benefiting from the growth are Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) and Strategic... | SDIX |Comment

Newsletter Watch: Food for thought

This newsletter advisor has uncovered a trio of small-cap food stocks: Village Supermarket Inc. (Nasdaq: VLGEA), MGP Ingredients Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI) and Seneca Foods Corp. (Nasdaq: SENEA). | VLGEA |Comment

American Dairy lower on downbeat Barron's article

Shares of American Dairy (NYSE: ADY) are losing ground this morning after Barron’s said shares of the dairy products producer could keep falling amid questions surrounding the company's auditor... | ADY |Comment

American Dairy shares skid on SEC investigation

Shares of American Dairy, Inc. (NYSE: ADY) are being pummeled to a new 52-week low today after the distributor of milk powder and soybean products in China announced late Tuesday that the... | ADY |Comment

CEO: Imperial Sugar will take advantage of reduced sugar prices

Imperial Sugar Co. (Nasdaq: IPSU) CEO Bob Peiser said trends that continue to affect the company include soft industry pricing and a Mexican sugar crop that is expected to be large. Peiser made the... | IPSU |Comment

Jamba Juice to team up with Nestle

Jamba, Inc. (Nasdaq: JMBA), a retailer of blended-to-order fruit smoothies, is teaming up with Nestlé USA, part of Nestlé, SA (VTX: NESN), for an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement to... | JMBA |Comment

Penford falls on sale of 2M shares

Penford Corp. (Nasdaq: PENX) shares are falling after the maker of ingredient systems for industrial and food applications announced on Tuesday it is selling two million shares of common stock. The... | PENX |Comment

Jamba swings to Q3 profit but slows new store openings

Shares of fruit juice retailer Jamba Inc. (Nasdaq: JMBA) have been squeezed to a fresh 52-week low on news after the close on Tuesday that the company forecast a slower rate of store expansion in... | JMBA |Comment

American Dairy misses Q3 estimates, raises '07 revenue guidance

American Dairy, Inc. (NYSE: ADY), a producer and distributor of milk powder and soybean products in China, reported third-quarter results below a sole analyst’s estimate, but raised its revenue... | ADY |Comment

Lifeway Foods Q3 profit declines

Lifeway Foods Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) left investors with a sour taste on news before the start of trading that third-quarter net income narrowed due to higher milk costs. | LWAY |Comment

Redhook Ale Brewery reports Q3 loss, merger details

Redhook Ale Brewery, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOK) shares are slightly up after the beer maker reported a third-quarter loss of $0.3 million, or $0.03 per share, from a profit of $0.4 million, or $0.04 per... | HOOK |Comment