But four leading food analysts in New York and Chicago did not respond to requests for ideas they might have of potential bidders.

Then she worked as a food analyst, checking the acidity of pickles and making sure the berries slated for jam were not moldy.

Simplesse has been hindered by several factors, food analysts said.

But food analysts have speculated for several days that the company has a new fat substitute derived from a milk protein.

Helena Spicer, senior food analyst at Mintel, said pubs have been forced to adapt to provide customers with exactly what they want.

Its net profit after taxes as a percentage of sales was 2.75 percent in an industry where the average is 1 percent, according to food analysts.

And like a number of other food analysts, Mr. Lempert thinks the retailer's Web site needs a makeover.

Some food analysts also believe that Healthy Choice may introduce a line of salad dressings.

The company executives held a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss quarterly results with more than 100 tobacco and food analysts yesterday afternoon in Manhattan.

As a food analyst looking at this business on the fundamentals, I don't see where the growth is.