CHICAGO (Reuters) - The following are some notable quotes from the Reuters 2007 Food Summit:
RICHARD BOND, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TYSON FOODS INC. (TSN.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)
"There is definitely going to be, in my mind, a public debate over corn for food versus corn for fuel. We need to make sure there's enough corn available for food ... from an ingredient perspective and to feed our livestock and poultry."
RICHARD SANDS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. (STZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), talking about the sharp drop in the stock price after his company issued a forecast:
"I've been the spokesperson for Constellation since I think 1983 ... As we've gotten bigger and we have IR people and heavy duty CFOs, I ask them the same questions. It's a market and it's always ... going to be made up of people's perceptions. I think we did the best we could to manage people's expectations and perceptions. It's not a science. It's not even an art."
CRAIG MILLER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE INC.
(RUTH.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)
"Per capita we dine out more than any other people in the world, significantly more than even Canada. It's not about whether you are dining out; it's about where you are dining out. It's no longer really a luxury item at all -- it's an absolute necessity."
KENNETH HARRIS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CANNONDALE ASSOCIATES Continued...
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