Financial Risk Management at ConAgra Foods

Case Code: FINA019 Case Length: 16 Pages Period: 2003 Pub Date: 2003 Teaching Note: Not Available

Price: Rs.500 Organization: ConAgra Foods Industry: Food Production Countries: US Themes: Banking and Financial Management, Microfinance

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Abstract

ConAgra Foods (ConAgra) is the top US food producer. The company owns several famous brands like Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice, and Van Camp's. ConAgra faces various financial risks: foreign exchange risk, commodity price risk and currency risk. This case outlines these risks and the mechanisms ConAgra employs to deal with them.

Contents

Introduction
Background Note
Segment Information
Market Risk
Financial Instruments: Accounting & Valuation
Exhibits

Keywords

ConAgra Foods, Financial risk, Financial risk management, Food producer, Meat processing, Packaged foods, Food ingredients, Market risk, Commodity price risk, Interest rate risk, Currency risk, Financial instruments, US GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles), Fair value hedges, Cashflow hedge

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