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                    [Title] => SMC allots $700-M for AsPac expansion
                    [Summary] => Food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. will spend as much as $700 million over the next three to five years for its ambitious expansion plan in seven countries in the Asia Pacific region, company officials said yesterday.


SMC chairman and CEO Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. said during the company’s stockholders meeting that the regional market remains full of potential and is highly attractive for San Miguel’s products and services.


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                    [Title] => CA restrains RTC in SMFI case
                    [Summary] => The Court of Appeals issued yesterday an order to the Pasig City Regional Trial Court stopping the implementation of a temporary restraining order (TRO) on former employees of Pure Foods Corp. and from further taking action on the case. 


In an earlier order by the lower court, the said employees were prevented from "continuing their employment of engagement with Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. and/or Tyson Agro Ventures." 


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                    [Title] => SMC sees 20% hike in 7-month sales revenues
                    [Summary] => Food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is expected to post a 20-percent increase in sales revenues for the first seven months of the year due to improved consumer spending, even as company officials project a better third quarter for the firm. 


Company sources told The STAR that the huge growth in the January to July earnings compared to the same period last year is largely due to better consumer purchasing power that has boosted sale volume growth for most of SMC's products. 


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                    [Title] => Ayala nets P2.54B in first semester
                    [Summary] => Ayala Corp. posted a P2.54-billion net income in the first six months of the year, slightly higher than the P2.45 billion recorded for the same period last year as it continued to benefit from a stable macroeconomic environment and its ongoing debt reduction program.


Ayala disclosed to securities regulators yesterday that it paid off a total of P15.4 billion over the past 12 months, further bringing down its consolidated debt-to-equity ratio to 0.91:1 from 1.29:1 the previous level.


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                    [Title] => SMC buys out foreign partner in dairy processing subsidiary
                    [Summary] => The San Miguel Group has bought out its foreign partner in its dairy processing business for P200 million, according to a company statement submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange.


San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc. (SMPF), the new corporate name of Pure Foods Corp., said it has signed a share purchase agreement with the New Zealand Dairy Board (NZDB) for the sale of the latter’s 30-percent interest in the unlisted San Miguel subsidiary Philippine Dairy Products Corp. (PDPC).


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                    [Title] => SMC sees earnings rising for rest of year
                    [Summary] => After a slight contraction in its income growth during the first quarter, food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is expected to jack up its earnings for the remainder of the year as it reaps the full benefits of the fold-in of its prized acquisitions last year.


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                    [Title] => San Miguel Pure Foods Co. to expand product line
                    [Summary] => San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc., the new corporate name of Pure Foods Corp., plans to expand its product line not just from a complete range of breakfast-to-dinner food items, but even in the highly lucrative animal nutrition segment.


SMPF president Enrique Gomez Jr.
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                    [Title] => SMC shares get ‘buy’ ratings
                    [Summary] => San Miguel Corp. (SMC) shares earned "buy" ratings from three securities firms allowing its recent disclosure of an excellent year in 2001 as the company demonstrated the ability to establish and deliver a solid business platform for the entire Group, with a very strong potential for further growth. Giving the favorable recommendation on SMC were stockbrokers ATR King Eng, JP Morgan and UBS Warburg.


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                    [Title] => $1-B in fresh acquisitions eyed this year
                    [Summary] => Stockholders of food and beverage giant  San Miguel Corp. (SMC) voted yesterday to increase the company’s capital stock, paving the way for the entry of Japan’s leading brewer and one of Asia’s largest conglomerates – Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
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                    [Title] => SMC net income seen to be lower
                    [Summary] => San Miguel Corp.’s  consolidated net income dropped about two to three percent in 2001 against the previous year, a senior company official said yesterday. 


Vice-chairman Ramon Ang told reporters at a special shareholders’ meeting: "Thirteen percent (rise in 2001 net income), that is only for San Miguel, but if you would include Coke and Pure Foods, net is down 2-3 percent." 


Ang added that revenues for the parent rose 48 percent in 2001 from year-ago levels. San Miguel’s results will be officially released on Thursday morning, he said. 


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SMC chairman and CEO Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. said during the company’s stockholders meeting that the regional market remains full of potential and is highly attractive for San Miguel’s products and services.


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In an earlier order by the lower court, the said employees were prevented from "continuing their employment of engagement with Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. and/or Tyson Agro Ventures." 


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Company sources told The STAR that the huge growth in the January to July earnings compared to the same period last year is largely due to better consumer purchasing power that has boosted sale volume growth for most of SMC's products. 


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Ayala disclosed to securities regulators yesterday that it paid off a total of P15.4 billion over the past 12 months, further bringing down its consolidated debt-to-equity ratio to 0.91:1 from 1.29:1 the previous level.


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                    [Title] => SMC buys out foreign partner in dairy processing subsidiary
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San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc. (SMPF), the new corporate name of Pure Foods Corp., said it has signed a share purchase agreement with the New Zealand Dairy Board (NZDB) for the sale of the latter’s 30-percent interest in the unlisted San Miguel subsidiary Philippine Dairy Products Corp. (PDPC).


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                    [Summary] => Stockholders of food and beverage giant  San Miguel Corp. (SMC) voted yesterday to increase the company’s capital stock, paving the way for the entry of Japan’s leading brewer and one of Asia’s largest conglomerates – Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
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                    [Title] => SMC net income seen to be lower
                    [Summary] => San Miguel Corp.’s  consolidated net income dropped about two to three percent in 2001 against the previous year, a senior company official said yesterday. 


Vice-chairman Ramon Ang told reporters at a special shareholders’ meeting: "Thirteen percent (rise in 2001 net income), that is only for San Miguel, but if you would include Coke and Pure Foods, net is down 2-3 percent." 


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