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Sara Lee Corporation
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
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Aug 22 2001 12:26 PM PDT

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Aug 17 2001 12:24 PM PDT

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Aug 14 2001 06:36 AM PDT

Sara Lee completes Earthgrains acquisition
Aug 14 2001 06:35 AM PDT

Sara Lee gets 93 pct of Earthgrains shrs in tender
Aug 08 2001 06:08 AM PDT

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 PROFILE
Sara Lee products can be eaten (baked goods, cheesecake, Ball Park franks, Hillshire Farm sausage), drunk (Chock full o'Nuts coffee, Pickwick tea), worn (Hanes, L'eggs), or used to polish shoes (Kiwi) and furniture (Endust). The diversified firm is #1 in the world in packaged meats and #1 in the US in frozen baked goods, intimate apparel (Playtex, Wonderbra), and socks. Sara Lee also sells cosmetics and jewelry through direct sales. Its products are sold in more than 140 countries. In recent years, Sara Lee has sold or closed more than 100 plants and has plans to sell other units. Sara Lee sold its US food service distributor, PYA/Monarch (to Royal Ahold subsidiary U.S. Foodservice), to focus on its core brands.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: MadeToOrder.com Closes $12 Million Round of Funding
Date Announced: 12.13.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 12
Description: Online branded merchandise provider receives $12 million from Sara Lee, Alloy Ventures and Alpine Technology Ventures.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 17,511.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (12.5)%
Employees: 154,000
Revenue per employee: $113,707.79

 KEY PEOPLE
• C. Steven McMillan
    CEO
• Cary D. McMillan
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
3 First National Plaza
Chicago, IL 60602
US
Phone: 312-726-2600
Fax: 312-726-3712
Online: Web Site

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