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The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sara Lee Seeks the Right Recipe There are positive signs, but the company remains a work in progress. Investors, in the land of opportunity cost, the competition is winning on the income front, and each rival is also in the process of right-sizing its food-brand portfolio.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sara Lee's Messy Kitchen The jury is still out on Sara Lee's prospects. The stock is trading just below its 52-week highs, so investors appear comfortable with where the company is heading.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Bittersweet Sara Lee The company posts a fourth-quarter loss because of restructuring charges. For investors, it seems patience may be the best approach.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sara Lee Flies Solo Sara Lee just reported its first quarter since spinning off Hanesbrands. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2009 Chris Jones	Serving Up Some Bad Numbers Sara Lee has fallen on tough times.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Sara Lee's Busted Budget Sara Lee cites high input costs for commodities like wheat, poultry, pork, and green coffee, as well as expenses related to packaging, energy, and labor, for their poor first-quarter report.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sweet and Sour at Sara Lee Investors are still getting paid to wait as the company makes some changes and tries to grow.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2005 Brian Gorman	The New Sara Lee Restructuring will allow the company to concentrate on tackling some tough challenges.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Fool on the Street: A New Direction for Sara Lee A slimmed-down company says international sales will make revenues all the sweeter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sara Lee Sags Uncertainty follows the food specialist's decision to sell its European branded-apparel lines. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Is Sara Lee Beginning to Turn Around? The declines in earnings are slowing and the company's overall financial health looks stable. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Value Trap That Pays Sara Lee's dividend rewards investors waiting for an uncertain turnaround.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Heinz Catch-Up The latest results show that turnaround efforts now make the company as appealing as its rivals. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sysco Feasts on Growth Outpacing its industry, food distributor Sysco may finally return to double-digit earnings growth. Full-year results show improving operating trends, a key ingredient in this food company's future success.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Shubh Datta	Ralcorp Brings In the Dough Ralcorp looks to buy Sara Lee's refrigerated dough business for $545 million.
Fast Company June 2012 Christina Chaey	Sara Lee's New Business Plan Swaps Out Pound Cake For Meats And Tea Consumer-goods giant Sara Lee, once best known as America's purveyor of frozen pound cakes, splits into two businesses this month: one for meats and the other for international beverages
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sara Lee: Say It Isn't So The company reports a disappointing quarter and lowers guidance again.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Tim Beyers	Sara Lee's Indigestion? Sara Lee, the diversified firm that sells everything from hot dogs to pies to underwear, gave investors indigestion when it reported that first-quarter results would be hurt by higher commodity prices.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Stick Around for Sara Lee Although it missed expectations in Q2, Sara Lee plans to play catch-up in the second half with plenty of new products.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Should You Buy and Hold Sara Lee? Sara Lee has a beta of 0.8, which is low. Generally speaking, I like to see a beta below 1.2 for retirees. In this case, Sara Lee fits the bill.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Unilever Polishes Off Sara Lee's Leftovers The U.K. conglomerate helps itself to the dessert maven's personal-care division.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Heinz Spins the Bottle Forward The processed food company is set to release its fourth-quarter and full-year results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Sara Lee Still Cooking Will the do-it-all consumer goods conglomerate bolster its offerings with Hostess treats?
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Sara Lee Sprints to the Finish The best sprinters save enough energy for a final burst to the finish line. Sara Lee showed this winning form in its fourth-quarter earnings release.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Pickle of a Quarter at Sara Lee: Fool by Numbers The food and beverage firm released second-quarter 2007 earnings results: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Heinz Bottles Recent Gains Judging by second-quarter results, it's hard to tell whether renewed management focus and activist shareholder recommendations have in fact taken hold.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2008 Ryan Fuhrmann	Hanesbrands Worth Trying On Quarterly sales weren't pretty, but the longer-term outlook is strong.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Fool on Call: Everybody Doesn't Know Sara Lee This familiar name is very much a work in progress compared to its blue-chip peers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2008 Chris Jones	Sara Lee's Bittersweet Quarter The confectioner's on a sugar high from boosted revenues, but currency woes are making it bake some humble pie.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Sara Lee Slices Outlook The company tightens its forecast on cost concerns.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Tomato-Based Progress at Heinz If the past couple of quarters are a sign of things to come, investors would be wise to consider an extra serving of Heinz in their portfolios.
BusinessWeek September 18, 2006 Jane Sasseen	How Sara Lee Left Hanes In Its Skivvies The newly spun-off maker of underwear and clothing could now be hobbled by debt.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Pros and Cons of ConAgra Third-quarter results highlight both pitfalls and potential. Investors may want to wait and see if management really can turn this business around before diving in.
Food Processing March 2005 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Reasons to be optimistic about food Survey says, food manufacturing to be up this year... Sara Lee proves diversification not the answer... Newsletters you may need...
CRM April 2003 Karen Bannan	Advice From the Trenches: Better Service Equals Increased Revenues For Sara Lee Bakery Group customers, the idea of good service was just pie in the sky. VisionWare's Tele-Scope was appealing because it addressed all of Sara Lee's needs. It tracks and routes calls, triggers automatic paging, and provides a centralized database that can be sliced and diced into call categories.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 Mathew Emmert	A Sweet Stock for Dividend Lovers If your idea of a good time is sitting around in your undergarments eating pie and collecting dividend checks, you've come to the right investment. As they say, nobody doesn't like Sara Lee, and we income-investing folk stand to benefit a great deal from that fact.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2010 Seth Jayson	Sara Lee Passes This Key Test For the last fully reported fiscal quarter, Sara Lee's year-over-year revenue shrank 0.5%, and its AR dropped 8.2%.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Andy Cross	Sara Lee Bakes in a Slower 2006: Fool by Numbers Sara Lee released second-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
Food Processing April 2007 Dave Fusaro	Sara Lee's New Kitchen Sara Lee Corp., for years based in Chicago, still is getting situated in suburban Downers Grove, Ill. While officials are not divulging the precise cost, "The Kitchens of Sara Lee" will be a multi-million dollar effort.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 J. Graham	4 With High-Yield Appeal Check out these equities with high dividend yields and low price-to-earnings ratios.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: SYSCO Bear The bears see a trend of waning growth at SYSCO, despite impressive 2007 results and a nice dividend yield.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Seth Jayson	Show Me the Money, Sara Lee All cash flow is not created equal.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Sara Lee Slimming Down Has the conglomerate, which reduced its second-half outlook, lost its way? Investors should allow for a little more patience as the company works through sluggish conditions.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Food for Thought at Sysco Sales growth continues for the food distributor, but bottom-line trends prove more challenging. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	ConAgra's Long Road Ahead Investors will need plenty of patience to hang on to this one. At least ConAgra has a few intrinsic positives in its favor.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away These stocks beat analysts' estimates: Lifeway... Wal-Mart... Sara Lee...
The Motley Fool December 22, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	General Mills' Good Grain The packaged foods giant posts a 19% increase in Q2 earnings.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Want a Piece of Kraft? Third-quarter earnings confirmed Kraft's growth predicament, though bottom-line trends were decent. At least investors are getting paid to wait for any future turnaround.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Sara Lee Bakes New Bread Sara Lee, like all food companies, is going to have to make sure it stays ahead of the curve, and its new bread item illustrates it's already on it.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Food-Stock Sampler Food stocks have the ability to shine under nearly any economic scenario, and many of them are busy trimming their flab.