Soaring steel costs add to auto industry's woes
Rising hot rolled steel prices from $500 to $1,080 per ton slam the auto sector. Analysts say higher materials costs will push vehicle prices up as long term contracts expire. Toyota and Ford cite steel cost as a factor in price hikes and dimmed outlooks, with Alix Partners estimating $8 to $13 billion in extra raw materials costs for 2009.
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John Hoffecker
Alix Partners LLC
Hoffecker
Toyota Motor Corp
Ford Motor Co
Alix- Partners
Toyota
Takeshi Suzuki
Suzuki
Old Brooklyn Sausage Shoppe Upholds Handcrafted Traditions
In Cleveland's Old Brooklyn the Sausage Shoppe, a 70 year-old family business, makes bratwurst wieners and liverwurst by hand using original German methods. Owner Norm Heinle preserves historic recipes, operates production with longtime staff, and highlights weekend and holiday demand for bratwurst and wieners.
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Brooklyn
Ohio
Hans Kirchberger
Norm Heinle
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Kirchberger
Schweinfurt
Germany
East Side
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Old
Randolph Heinle
Randolph
Norm
John Carroll University
Carol
Brunswick
Allen
Renee
Dave Skubovius
Ashland County
Pittsburgh
Heinie
Akron Beacon Journal
Sausage
McDonald's fries go trans fat free in U S and Canada
McDonald's announced that its french fries and other fried items in the United States and Canada are now cooked in zero trans fat oil. CEO Jim Skinner disclosed at the Oak Brook headquarters that the switch preserves taste while meeting consumer pressure and aims to convert remaining baked items and cookies by year end. Shares fell 25 cents to 58.53.
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Chicago
McDonald’s
United States
Canada
Jim Skinner
McDonald's Corp
Oak Brook
Ill
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Skinner
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