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• Sara Lee Able to Pass on Rising Costs

  Like all food producers, Sara Lee is dealing with soaring costs of basic commodities. Unlike many, however, it has been able to pass those costs on to consumers. The trouble is, most of its other costs are rising, too. Forbes.com lists them in the first paragraph of...

  Blog posts 2008-05-06

  Tags: Sara Lee Corp., Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Dan Mitchell

• Hanesbrands Profit Tops View, Sales Miss

  By Martinne Geller NEW YORK (Reuters) - Underwear maker Hanesbrands Inc HBI reported a much better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, due to efforts to cut costs and reduce interest expense by paying off debt. But total net sales fell 5 percent due to...

  News items 2008-04-21

  Tags: Sales strategy, quarterly profit, analyst, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., sales, net profit, supply chain, brand, environment

• Daily Dispatch: Sara Lee, Starbucks, Whole Foods, and AirTran

  Sara Lee Corp. saw a 7.1 percent increase in sales for 2007 in all six of its divisions. Much of the company's success can be attributed to its new customer-centric sales strategy, which focuses on the vendor as customer. Rather than relying on brokers, the company sells...

  Blog posts 2007-08-15

  Tags: Sales strategy, Retail, Food & Beverage, Mergers & Acquisitions, Lori Deschene, Whole Foods, Starbucks Corp., Sara Lee Corp., AirTran, Midwest

• Supply Chain Transformation at Sara Lee Foods Presents 'One Face to the Customer'

  Gallo Salame, Jimmy Dean Sausage, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park Franks: all popular national brands, and all part of consumer products giant Sara Lee Corp. But up until a few years ago, each was operating as a separate company. And the setup was causing big problems for Sara Lee. The company...

  Case studies 2005-10-01

  Tags: Keller International Publishing, Sara Lee Corp., food, supply chain, brand, software

• Annual Report of Saralee -2003

  The report explains the missions of Sara Lee corporation that is to feed, clothe and care for consumers and their families the world over. It focus is on efforts on building leadership brands in three global businesses: Food and Beverage, Intimates and Underwear, and Household Products. Seeking to...

  White papers 2003-08-29

  Tags: Financial Planning, Financial accounting, Food & Beverage, Sara Lee Corp., dividend, cash flow, brand, earnings per share, stock price, beverage, food, shareholder, business process, leadership, acquisition, stock, sales, performance

• More Accurate Forecasts Give Sales, Operations Planning New Life At Sara Lee Unit

  Forecasting is an important activity towards planning in an organization. Accurate forecasting gives a clear picture of the future product demand in the market. Thus, the organization can keep its resources and system in readiness for fulfilling the same. The biggest challenge for the organization is to ensure the accuracy...

  Case studies 2003-03-01

  Tags: Sales force management, Keller International Publishing, forecasting, sales, tool

• Sara Lee Corporation: Corporate Governance Guidelines

  This corporate governance guidelines provides the information of company’s director qualifications and selection criteria, director responsibilities, director access and meeting procedures, director compensation and ownership guidelines, board composition and performance, leadership development, committee matters and stockholder matters.

  White papers 2003-01-30

  Tags: Corporate law, Sara Lee Corp., corporate governance, director, board, compensation, leadership, performance

• Sara Lee Bakery Group: Sara Lee Corporation Acquired the Earthgrains Company to Form the Sara Lee Bakery Group (SLBG)

  Sara Lee Bakery Group SLBG. SLBG operates fresh-bakery and refrigerated-dough businesses in the United States and Europe. The company faced the challenge of providing "state of the art" facility services while maintaining balanced fiscal responsibility and to grow the relationship between The Partner Program and SLBG by aggressively pursuing additional...

  Case studies

  Tags: Real estate, property management

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• Sara Lee's Strong Sales Growth Continues in Third Quarter of Fiscal 2008

  Net sales up 10.5%, driven by higher unit volumes, price increases and the strong euro Operating income up 61.2%, primarily due to lower transformation costs and favorable currency DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE) today announced that net sales for the third quarter of...

  Articles 2008-05-06

• BellwetherReport.com Initiates Analyst Coverage on CSIQ, Q, PSS and SLE

  BellwetherReport.com is the leading onlinefinancial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiasedresearch. Investors seeking free and unbiased analyst opinions on thecompanies mentioned in this release are encouraged to sign up to www.bellwetherreport.com for a free subscription to access these reports.Today, we have scheduled interviews with a number of...

  Articles 2008-05-06

• Insiders' buying boosts outlook for some firms

  The fortunes of these companies may be looking up, judging from purchases of shares by people who should know. -- Hanesbrands symbol HBI owns a number of well-known brands, including Hanes, L'eggs, Playtex and Champion. However, after the company was spun off in 2006 by Sara Lee,...

  Articles 2008-05-04

• Webcast Alert: Q3 Fiscal 2008 Earnings Conference Call - Sara Lee Corp

  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Corp. SLE announces the following Webcast: What: Q3 Fiscal 2008 Earnings Conference Call When: May 6, 2008 @ 10:00 AM Eastern Where: http://www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=128244 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at...

  Articles 2008-05-03

• Sara Lee Corporation to Host Live Webcast to Review Earnings for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008

  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) today announced that its review of third quarter results will be broadcast live via the Internet at 9 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. During the webcast, the company will discuss third quarter results and take questions from analysts. ...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• Sara Lee Corporation Declares 249th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Corp.'s (NYSE: SLE) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.105 per share on the company's common stock, payable on July 8, 2008. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2008. Sara...

  Articles 2008-04-24

• Sara Lee Extends Contract With HP for Technology Operations

  PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE:SLE) has renewed its infrastructure outsourcing services contract for additional seven years and has extended management of operations in 10 countries to more than 35. The agreement will enable Sara Lee to increase its focus on...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• Jews face Passover without Tam Tams after plant glitch

  Imagine Easter without Cadbury eggs or Marshmallow Peeps. Thanksgiving without Sara Lee pie crust. Valentine's Day without See's candies. Passover without Tam Tams? Many Jews will have to go without their favorite salty cracker fix this year. Short of the Red Sea parting in time for...

  Articles 2008-04-17

• Model Metrics Honored as the 2008 "Rising Star" by the Illinois Technology Association

  Model Metrics, one of the nation's leadingSoftware-as-a-Service SaaS technology and services companies, has beenselected from among hundreds of applicants as the winner of the IllinoisTechnology Association ITA's 2008 CityLIGHTS Rising Star award. The awardhonors the Illinois company that has emerged from its start-up phase todistinguish itself in the technology marketplace....

  Articles 2008-04-14

• Jews face Passover amid 'Kosher Cracker Crisis'

  Imagine Easter without Cadbury eggs or Marshmallow Peeps. Thanksgiving without Sara Lee pie crust. Valentine's Day without See's candies. Passover without Tam Tams? Many Jews will have to go without their favorite salty cracker fix this year. Short of the Red Sea parting in time for...

  Articles 2008-04-14

• Jews facing kosher cracker crisis this Passover season

  Imagine Easter without Cadbury eggs or Marshmallow Peeps. Thanksgiving without Sara Lee pie crust. Valentine's Day without See's candies. Passover without Tam Tams? Many Jews will have to go without their favorite salty cracker fix this year. Short of the Red Sea parting in time for...

  Articles 2008-04-05

• Jews face Passover amid 'Kosher Cracker Crisis'

  Imagine Easter without Cadbury Creme Eggs or Marshmallow Peeps. Thanksgiving without Sara Lee pie crust. Valentine's Day without See's candies. Passover without Tam Tams? Many Jews will have to go without their favorite salty cracker fix this year. Short of the Red Sea parting in time...

  Articles 2008-04-05