Sara Lee Corporation
Sara Lee Corporation is more than just a brand. It is a global consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. It has ventured in more than 40 countries and sells its products in over 180 nations across the globe. The company’s international headquarter is located in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
The company has dominated the consumer good industry saturating from frozen goods, packaged foods and drinks, to household and body care, to branded apparels. The known brands that Sara Lee caters in frozen goods, foods and drinks are Ball Park: hot dogs , Best Kosher Products: hot dogs, Butter Krust Bread: bread, Bryan Foods: meat products, Colonial Bread: bread, Douwe Egberts: coffee, Earthgrains: Baked goods, Emeril: meats, IronKids Bread: bread, Hillshire Farm: meat products, Jimmy Dean: pork sausages and meat products, Kahn’s: meat products, Rainbo Bread: bread, Rudy’s Farm: pork sausage and breakfast sandwiches, Sara Lee: frozen and packaged foods, State Fair: corn dogs, Senseo: coffee, machine and coffee pods.
It is also being patronized by many consumers by its household and body care likes Ambi Pur: air fresheners, Brylcreem: hair care (outside of U.S.),Dusch Das: shower gels, Eskinol: facial toners, washes and masks (Philippines), Kiwi: shoe polish, Master: facial toners and washes for men (Philippines), Matey: children’s bubble bath, Prodent: toothpaste, Radox: shower gels and bubble bath (United kingdom), Sanex: cosmetics / body care, Spunk More!: condoms, Williams: men’s care, Zendium: toothpaste, Zwitsal: baby products.
In branded apparel, Sara Lee became an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc in Europe. It had its debut in the year of 2006. Other brands included are Dim, Playtex, Wonderbra, Lovable, Abanderado, Nur Die, Unno and Bellinda.
Sara Lee which was founded in 1939 now has an operating income of $911 million USD with revenue of $15.944 billion USD and a net income of $555 million USD. With an international market that hang around the company and sticks with it because of the wide range of product that basically capture most of the major need in the home, investing in this company surely soars the investor’s profit back in no less than big share.