Sara Lee (SLE)

Profile

Exchange: NYSE       Sector: Consumer Goods       Industry: Processed & Packaged Goods

Sara Lee Corp. was incorporated in Baltimore, Md. in 1939, as the C.D. Kenny Company, and adopted its current name in 1985. It trades on the Chicago Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange (London). Sara Lee is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world focused primarily on the meats, baking, beverage and household products categories. The company's six business segments include: North American retail meats, North American retail bakery, foodservice, international beverage, international bakery and household and body care. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill., Sara Lee operates more than 270 food processing and consumer product manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution facilities. The company considers major mass retailers and supermarket chains in both the United States and Europe to be significant customers across one or more business segments. It has operations in more than 40 countries and sells its products in over 180 nations worldwide. Sara Lee Corporation was founded in 1939. Its international operations are headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.