In the last few years, Quaker has become a more efficient manufacturer, as evidenced by steady increases in its gross profit and operating margins, ... While we have improved our supply chain capabilities and costs, we are convinced that we can accomplish even more.

We are just out of space for growth, so we're not able to add additional equipment to accommodate continued growth.

If you choose to be an independent community hospital you have to figure out how you're going to deal with ... the fact that you're smaller.

Often times when people discuss rural health care they focus on rural poverty, ... When you look at Asheboro, we're not like that. We have to view ourselves as part of a metropolitan area.

We still have a lot to deliver in the upcoming quarters when the majority of our annual income is earned, but we feel very good about our start to the 1999 year.

Combining with the world-renowned PepsiCo organization will unleash the tremendous global growth potential of the Gatorade brand and leverage the strengths of our foods business.