Fortune Brands Incorporated

Executive Profile: Boris Elisman, president and chief operating officer of Acco Brands

2012-10-08 00:00:00

After arriving here from Russia as a 13-year-old, Boris Elisman developed a particular fondness for Twinkies. Enjoying one every day, the lanky teen eventually noticed he was putting on weight. His pants, which his parents couldn't afford to replace,...

The day ahead in business

2012-02-01 03:30:00

Fortune Brands expects added value after division

2011-10-03 16:34:11

Beam 3Q earnings rise on sales of new brands

2011-11-03 16:34:13

Fortune Brands CEO to retire at year’s end, plans for separation into 2 companies continue

2011-07-28 16:34:25

Kraft Foods to split into 2 companies

2011-08-04 16:35:54

Fortune Brands lifts low end of 2010 outlook

2010-04-27 16:32:14

Fortune Brands to increase marketing efforts

2010-03-18 16:32:15

Fortune Brands survives Callaway patent lawsuit

2010-03-29 16:32:12

The week ahead

2007-10-21 00:00:00

Monday: -- Earnings: American Express Co.; Apollo Group Inc.; Apple Inc.; Halliburton Co.; Hasbro Inc.; Kimberly-Clark Corp.; Merck & Co.; Pactiv Corp.; PrivateBancorp Inc.; Schering-Plough Corp.; Texas Instruments Inc.; Wintrust Financial Corp.; Zebra...

Local stocks rise above tumult

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Amid rising investor nervousness, volatility and turmoil in debt markets stemming from defaults on subprime mortgages, Chicago-area stocks managed to largely hold their own over the last three months. Perhaps surprisingly, there were only a dozen...

Winners scarce among big area firms

2003-04-07 00:00:00

Chicago-area stocks have not gotten off to a particularly good start in 2003. As market benchmarks look to break the first three-year losing streak since World War II, the biggest local companies endured a rocky first quarter, with a few, mostly limited,...

Faucets from Moen, one of Fortune Brands' diverse roster of companies, displayed for customers at a Home Depot. (AP File)

2013-05-06 06:09:00

Jeffrey Olin has been hired as managing director for Alvarez & Marsal Taxand. He will be focusing on international tax planning, accounting and compliance, tax technology implementation, acquisition due diligence, treasury coordination, and cross-border planning.

2012-08-13 09:25:00

Sara Lee Corp. and Fortune Brands Inc. are slimming down. At Sara Lee, Brenda Barnes stepped down as CEO in August after having sold off 40 percent of the packaged-food company's businesses during her five-year tenure. And Deerfield-based conglomerate Fortune said in December that it was breaking

2012-07-19 13:34:00