Ruddick Corporation reported that its Board of Directors, at a regularly scheduled meeting, declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.11 per share to be paid on January 1, 2006, to shareholders of record on December 9, 2005.
Leading manufacturer and distributor of thread and specialty engineered yarns with global operations, Ruddick Corporation is a holding company with two primary operating subsidiaries: Harris Teeter, Inc, a regional chain of supermarkets in six southeastern states and American & Efird, Inc.