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The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Fat Chickens Equal Fat Profits Pilgrim's Pride's income tripled in the latest quarter, riding high with the strong protein sales spawned by low-carbohydrate diets.
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The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	Meat Master Trimmed on Hedges Chicken hawker Tyson Foods drops guidance, but is the sky really falling?
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson: Upped Guidance, Bad News Though the diversified "protein provider" reported strong earnings, analysts wanted more.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bargain at 7 Times Earnings Sanderson Farms is a great company trading at a low multiple of its 2004 earnings estimates.
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The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Seth Jayson	Hormel Cashes in on Convenience The food marketer posts strong growth on pre-cooked foods. According to management, the best performers are fully cooked entrees like its Jennie-O "So Easy" line
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Tyson Foods Is Looking Cheap Rising sales, higher-margin products, and falling debt levels characterize Tyson Foods. Investors would be wise to look at the entire company, compare the value being offered, and add this budding value stock to their portfolio.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Market Lays an Egg Are stock investors too swift in reaction to the chicken flu?
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Seth Jayson	Poultry Not Paltry at Pilgrim's Pride Rising chicken prices boost earnings and have poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride crowing.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel Has Meat on Its Bones Prudent utilization of cash flow speaks well to this food processor's future. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Dividend Saves ConAgra For a staid food company, ConAgra gives investors a lot to chew on.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Clucking About Tyson Mad cow disease hurts meat processing company Tyson, but the company's results still surprise to the upside.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The Two Sides of Del Monte Del Monte Foods' results present two seemingly different outlooks.
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The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Health-Care Opportunity Health Net looks like a value-priced managed care company.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Follow the Money to Hormel This may be the best-run meat company out there. However, its stock price reflects a lot of that, and it doesn't seem to be quite as interesting as an oversold value idea.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Sell: It's 12 Times Earnings! Is Sanderson Farms too expensive? It might be a good value stock.
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The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 W.D Crotty	Lessons From the Calming Diet Trends Cal-Maine Foods reports sharply lower third-quarter results.
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The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Phil Wohl	Commodities Wallop Kraft Rising commodity prices have forced Kraft Foods to lower its earnings expectations for 2004.
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The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Phil Wohl	ConAgra's Results Pop ConAgre Foods, one of America's largest packaged food companies, makes healthy fiscal choices.
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The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Chewing on Tyson's Results A better-than-expected quarter raises the hope that operations have stabilized and growth is back in the story. Assuming management can improve the business and that there are no further shocks to the system, Tyson could again become an interesting stock.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2003 Jeff Hwang	ConAgra Gets in Shape Food giant begins to see benefits from reshaping its portfolio.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Campbell's Not So Hot The company's third-quarter earnings from soup take a dive.
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Robert Barker	A Dividend Too Rich To Last? Is any big stock today more hated than ConAgra Foods? Are many as tempting?
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The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Hormel Still Tasty Because it's more a user of protein as opposed to a producer of it, Hormel can actually benefit from the oversupply of protein that has sent the prices of chicken, beef, and hogs down a fair bit. Don't shares of this well-run company ever get cheap?
The Motley Fool May 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Hormel Brings Home the Bacon Trends for Hormel, the meat and poultry specialist, look good, but the stock is pricey.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	ConAgra's Bittersweet Quarter ConAgra's earnings were better, but the company's not out of the woods yet. If you're looking at the company for that 4.7% dividend yield, it's probably best to look for another opportunity.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Earnings Pig-Out Near-record hog prices benefit Smithfield results. Net income for the latest quarter rose 61% from year-ago levels on a 32% gain in sales.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hormel Opens Up Analysts expect to see the company announce $0.57 per share in profits for the quarter, a 14% year-over-year increase, on a 12% jump in sales.
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The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Big Fish Story Del Monte should be relieved by the latest FDA mercury advisory.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Hormel Loves Its Spam Hormel had an uneven quarter, but it has some classic brands and a new acquisition to fall back on. The stock is still trading at an attractive P/E of 17. It may be time to dig in.
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The Motley Fool December 18, 2003 W.D. Crotty	This General Is OK Food giant General Mills is healthier than it first appears.
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The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	United Natural Gets Slammed Investors viewed the company as an unhealthy investment today, pushing the stock down as much as 19% after the organic food supplier warned it will come in shy of profit expectations.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Kellogg: They're Grrrr... Eh, They're OK Sluggish operating performance and guidance make this stock a little soggy.
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