Grand Metropolitan PLC, an aggressive British conglomerate, on Tuesday made a surprise bid of $5.17 billion, or $60 a share, to buy Pillsbury Co., the giant food and restaurant firm. Analysts said the ...

Pillsbury Co. won a legal skirmish Wednesday against Grand Metropolitan PLC when a judge issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the British firm from purchasing Pillsbury stock. But ...

It has changed drastically throughout the years, but the 37-year-old Pillsbury Bake-Off continues to be a bellwether for what’s happening in the kitchens of America. The grandparent of all cooking ...

If the name Pillsbury evokes images of humming, aproned women cracking eggs into mixer bowls and rolling dough with wooden pins, think again. The eggs are powdered “solids,” the buttermilk is in bags, ...

ASSET SALES. Pillsbury Co., the object of a $5.23 billion hostile takeover bid, announced Friday it has agreed to sell its grain merchandising division, a chain of restaurants and a food division.

One day after accepting the resignation of John M. Stafford as chairman, the board of Pillsbury Co. affirmed that its Miami-based Burger King subsidiary has a key role in the company’s future.Emerging ...

Pillsbury Co. may well wish it had stuck to its kneading, instead of expanding into the restaurant business.The Minneapolis-based consumer foods company, famous for its Pillsbury dough boy, began a 20 ...