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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 August 13, 2009 Chris Jones	Serving Up Some Bad Numbers Sara Lee has fallen on tough times.
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 September 23, 2004 Seth Jayson	Empty Twinkies Get New Filling Interstate Bakeries finally gives up and files Chapter 11. Until things are better sorted out, this is one company best left on the shelf.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Interstate's Deflated Dividend Facing tough times ahead, Interstate Bakeries discontinues its dividend.
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 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 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stale Wonder Bread? Rancid revenues and restatements leave the bread and Twinkies maker on the verge of bankruptcy. It may look like a bargain, trading well under listed book value, but this stock is entirely unappealing.
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 15, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sizing Up Sara Lee Sara Lee reported stronger sales for the year, but is still a turnaround story, and it is still much too early to tell how this story will end.
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, 2006 David Lee Smith	Time to Pick Some Flowers? The bread company is doing reasonably well, but the market was unimpressed. Investors, take note.
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 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 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 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 25, 2007	Flowers Foods Feeds Well: Fool by Numbers The food company released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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 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 October 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Sara Lee Slices Outlook The company tightens its forecast on cost concerns.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Flowers Continue to Rise? Good cash flow and market share growth make Flowers Foods a stock to watch.
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 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 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 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 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...
The Motley Fool March 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	VF Vavooms Investors jump for the jeans maker, which sells to the likes of Wal-Mart and Target.
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.
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 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	Smell the Flowers Foods The debt-to-equity ratio is one number that makes this bakery company look good to investors, too.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Interstate Bakeries' Gone South With current trends, no wonder the Hostess snack line baker is having tough times.
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.
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 March 30, 2004 Brian Gorman	Sara Lee's Coffee Crusade The company's plan to buy coffee grown using sustainable methods is good for business.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Brian Gorman	Sara Lee's Middle Road The company has struck the right balance when it comes to exploiting whole wheat's health claims. If Sara Lee can follow the same path with other items, the future looks bright for investors.
Food Processing September 2008 Diane Toops	Trends: Consumers Turning to Healthier Bread Consumers are turning to healthier breads so long as the price is right.
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 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 August 17, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Flowers Foods Bakes a Winner Bakery specialty Flower Foods turns in a earnings report with nicely rising revenue. The regional company sells baked products under a host of brand names, through an efficient direct-store-delivery network in the South and Mid-Atlantic states.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Nobody Does It Like Sara Lee Sara Lee bakes a remedy for success. While the Enrons of the world may get a lot of attention, it is also worth taking note of companies that behave responsibly. Typically, shareholders are rewarded in the long run.
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 August 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Bakery Stock Piping Hot Flowers Foods has an excellent second quarter and ups guidance. The stock is selling for 25.9 times this year's estimated earnings and 23.2 times calendar-year 2006 earnings.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Judging by the next few days of earnings reports, the market isn't all peaches and cream.
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.
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 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 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 May 13, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Tootin' for Too The girls' apparel retailer has investors upbeat about earnings growth for 2004.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Seth Jayson	Show Me the Money, Sara Lee All cash flow is not created equal.