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The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Unilever: Slow Progress Is Still Progress Unilever isn't breaking any speed records with its turnaround, but this is a case where slow and steady win the race. The stock is doing just fine.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Rumors Fermenting Around Danone Talk of a Pepsi buyout moved the shares up over 10%, but is a buyout really likely? I'd never buy a stock just because of a possible takeover, and this is certainly no exception.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005	French Say Non To A Rumored PepsiCo Bid Political opposition in France is likely to thwart any foreign takeover of Groupe Danone, the $16.5 billion maker of Dannon yogurt and Evian bottled water.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Danone Looks to Bail Out of Water The water business now dealt with, Danone can refocus its energies on growing the business. While the stock may not be particularly scintillating, the French food and beverage company does offer an interesting lesson in the dangers of trend-chasing.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Heinz Hits the Sauce Heinz will buy Danone's sauce business, allowing each to focus more on what they do best. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Todd Wenning	A 5-Star Foreign Pink Sheet Based in Paris, Groupe Danone is best-known in the States for its Evian water, Activia yogurt, and Stonyfield Farm organic foods brands. The French food conglomerate pays out a 2% dividend yield.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Will Frankenhoff	Groupe Danone Offers Sweet, Sweet Profits The Paris-based food and beverage company is a healthy choice for a defensive-minded investor.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Andy Cross	Pepsi Looks to Cash In in China The soda seller looks for more growth and profits in the world's most populous country. So, investors have to ask: Is it worth it?
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Campbell's May Be a Hearty Idea Though it's still not a scintillating name, Campbell seems to be doing better all the same. Still, the promise and value of the company must be carefully evaluated against notable drawbacks. Investors, take note.
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.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Pepsi Bubbles Up a Winner Pepsico's international operations power the company to another quarter of strong performance. While the shares aren't cheap, a five-year low-double-digit return isn't unreasonable when you consider the impact of the dividend and its continued growth.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The Muck in Smucker Low growth, low return on equity, and a taste for acquisitions may make this a sour stock.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Rich Smith	Lifeway Free at Last The would-be kefir king reports solid results and ends its Danone deal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Better Days Ahead for Unilever Though not completely back on track, the company has made significant strides. More aggressive investors might find the potential in these shares a little unimpressive, but it still seems like a solid turnaround story.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Heinz: Still Saucy Heinz isn't growing quickly, but it's still an efficient and profitable cash flow machine and makes a good income play for conservative investors.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Kellogg's Crunchy Numbers Kellogg looks positioned to deliver some substantial cash flow leverage in the years to come. Investors may want to learn more about this stock.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Danone's Pricey Purchase What is Danone up to with its big purchase of Dutch baby-food maker Numico? Shareholders tend to react unkindly to poor capital allocation decisions.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dozing on Del Monte Foods Another quarter's in the books, and there's still no reason to get excited about Del Monte Foods' performance. Investors may want to hold off on these shares for the time being.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Rich Smith	Pepsi Loses Some Fizz The quarter was good for the soda giant. It's the quarter ahead that must be causing some nervousness.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2009 Mike Pienciak	2 Big Reasons to Loathe Campbell Campbell's business is fairly stable, but its growth prospects are questionable.
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005	Paris Fences Off Strategic Industries France's center-right government said that it will block foreign acquisitions of French companies in 10 "strategic" industries, including defense, military-related technologies, biotechnology, information security, and the casino business.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pepsi Decants Some Numbers Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2010 Tom Winner	Campbell's Future Looks, Well, Soupy Campbell Soup turned in a decent second quarter, with earnings rising 11%. However, not everything in the soup world is "mmm, mmm good."
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Ben McClure	Pepsi Wins the Challenge A closer look behind the numbers says that Pepsi, not Coke, is it.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2007 Rich Smith	Pepsi Confronts Coke Back in the (Former) USSR The soft drink titan buys Ukraine's biggest juice concern. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Rich Smith	Pepsi Pops the Top Once More PepsiCo makes move push into Russia. Now that their Sandora deal is essentially locked up, Pepsi is speaking with comrades to buy a controlling stake in Russia's biggest juice maker, Lebedyansky.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Coke's Russian Drinking Binge The soft drink titan buys Russia's second-biggest juice concern. It appears that Coke is overpaying for emerging market growth.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Juiced Results at Pepsico Currently, Pepsi's valuation is a bit too high, as it will have to post many more years of double-digit growth to justify the current stock price.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Mike Pienciak	How Companies Are Profiting From the World's Poor Whichever happens to be your favorite consumer-staples company, keep a keen ear out for their emerging-markets strategies.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pop Math Quiz for Pepsi In advance of fourth-quarter earnings, analysts PepsiCo to show both sales and profit growth.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Pepsi Losing Fizz? Second-quarter earnings reveal snacks under attack. Investors trimmed 3% off the stock price.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	General Mills a Healthy Food Choice The company seems largely free of many of the problems in food stocks. Assuming you have room in your portfolio for a modestly undervalued yet consistent "safe" stock, General Mills might be worth a closer look.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Face-Off: Battle of the Soda Giants How do Pepsi and Coca-Cola rate, based on their numbers and their advertising slogans? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 Rich Smith	Pepsi Aces Pop Quiz PepsiCo produces respectable results last year, thanks to strong global sales.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Rich Duprey	Cadbury's Sweet Results The world's largest confectioner boosts profits by 6% on strength of diet-soda sales.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Pepsi's Bigger, but Coke's Smarter Pepsi leapfrogs Coke in Russia -- but at a price.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pepsi's All Shook Up In advance of Q3 earnings, analysts expect PepsiCo to improve revenues by 11%.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rich Smith	Russian Market in Gulag Investors have been punishing such fine companies as telecoms Mobile Telesystems, VimpelCom, and dairy king Wimm-Bill-Dann for the sins of the oil barons who run Russia's oil and gas sector.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Milking Russia for All It's Worth It may not be the cheapest stock, but Wimm-Bill-Dann is an improving play on a large market.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: Pepsi as Sexy as Ever Pepsi's top-line growth remains stout, but Gatorade and oranges pressure profits. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bottle Your Pepsi and Drink It, Too Is the Pepsi Bottling Group worthy of its own investment consideration?
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007	Wimm-Bill-Dann Makes It Work: Fool by Numbers The Russian dairy and juice manufacturer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Foolish Forecast: Sipping Pepsi The snacks-and-soda pusher should report another solid quarter. Pepsi has been very good to shareholders, and the market has priced these shares efficiently.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Michael Leibert	Soda Plays Second Fiddle Weak sales growth of carbonated beverages does not slow Pepsi. In the U.S. and international markets sales of soda slows, but sales of snack foods soared.