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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 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 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 June 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Value Trap That Pays Sara Lee's dividend rewards investors waiting for an uncertain turnaround.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Shubh Datta	ConAgra Battles High Food Prices Packaged-food producer ConAgra Foods posts a staggering 181% jump in fourth-quarter profits.
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.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2009 Chris Jones	Serving Up Some Bad Numbers Sara Lee has fallen on tough times.
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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 May 4, 2011 Chris Hill	Hot Coffee Stocks and Hot IPOs On today's podcast: ConAgra Foods has increased its bid to acquire Ralcorp Holdings... Green Mountain Coffee Roasters shares soar... Dunkin' Donuts will go public... Renren, China's Facebook, has its IPO...
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, 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 October 5, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Sara Lee Still Cooking Will the do-it-all consumer goods conglomerate bolster its offerings with Hostess treats?
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 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 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 January 3, 2012 Shubh Datta	ConAgra Falls Prey to Inflation ConAgra earnings drop 15% under inflationary pressures.
Food Processing August 2012 Dave Fusaro	Food Business Mergers & Acquisitions Up In 2011, But Slow In Second Half The Food Institute recorded a total of 381 mergers in the larger food and beverage industry in 2011, an increase of about 20 percent over the 317 deals in 2010.
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.
BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Matthew Boyle	Ralcorp's Stellar Dealmaker Bill Stiritz of Ralcorp has bought and sold dozens of companies.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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 March 27, 2008 Colleen Paulson	ConAgra's Eating up Sales ConAgra, maker of Healthy Choice, Peter Pan, and Chef Boyardee, reports soaring revenues due to pricing increases.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Sara Lee Slices Outlook The company tightens its forecast on cost concerns.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	ConAgra's Wilted Earnings The food manufacturer reports shortfalls in revenue and earnings. Some stocks are cheap for a good reason.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Seth Jayson	Show Me the Money, Sara Lee All cash flow is not created equal.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nuts to Diamond Foods Good nuts and some clever ads don't make for a good buy today, in this investor's view.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Todd Wenning	Ralcorp Rallies The packaged food company's shares are trading 12% higher today, despite a mixed third-quarter earnings report after yesterday's closing bell.
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