But it will survive, he figures, because it sold its beef processing and cattle feeding business for $565 million in October.
But he said performance fell short in its tuna and European infant feeding businesses.
"What feeds our business is that most parents don't allow their children to do PC gaming at home -- they are supposed to be studying," Mr. Kim said briskly.
In 1998, it spun off its animal-feeds business as Agribrands International, then did the same with its Eveready battery division last April.
"In the animal feed business, they never stop eating.
Mr. Munson owns an animal feed business in Howard Lake, Minn.
Mr. McKelvey said those operations feed business to Monster.
In 1921 Danforth revolutionized the feed business with the introduction of pelletized animal feeds.
This was the golden time for the feed business and they were right there".
Norwest's business interests include an abattoir in Spain, an office in Poland and an animal feed business in Ireland.
Hastert's father had a feed business, raising chickens, pigs, and cattle in Oswego, Illinois, and Hastert grew up riding trucks.
