This document provides an overview of 7 major food and beverage companies - Sara Lee Corporation, ConAgra Foods, H.J. Heinz Company, Dole Food Company, Dean Foods, The Hershey Company, and PepsiCo. For each company, key information is given such as location, CEO, major products, number of employees, 2009 financial figures including revenue and net income, current stock price and ratios, and average daily trading volume. The document concludes with a chart comparing the companies.

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5. Sara Lee Corporation To be the first choice of consumers and customers around the world by bringing together innovative ideas, continuous improvement and people who make things happen. Dowers Grove, Illinois – 1939 CEO: Marcel Smits Products: meats, bakery goods and beverages Number of Employees: 33,000 2009 Revenue: $10.793 billion 2009 Net Income: $506 million

6. Current share price: $16.92 (as of 2/7 close) PE Ratio: 23.5 Market Capital: $11.09 billion Earnings per share: $0.36 Average daily volume (3 months): 8.9 million

7. ConAgra, Inc. “One company. One goal. Making the food you love.” Omaha, Nebraska – 1919 CEO: Gary Rodkin since 2005 Products: Orville Redenbacher’s, Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim, Swiss Miss, Peter Pan, Reddi-Wip, and more! Number of Employees: 25,600 2009 Revenue: $12 billion 2009 Net Income: $978,400

8. Current share price: $22.69 PE Ratio: 15.22 Market Capital: $9.89 billion Earnings per share: $1.47 Average volume (3 months): 3.7 million

9. H. J. Heinz Company “57 Varieties” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 1869 CEO: William R. Johnson Products: Condiments, frozen food, soups, infant food Number of Employees: 32,500 (2008) 2009 Revenue: $10.1 billion 2009 Net Income: $923 million

10. Current share price: $48.21 PE Ratio: 16.93 Market Capital: $15.46 billion Earnings per share: $2.85 Average volume: 2,096,510

11. Dole Food Company “The Dawn of the Nutrition Age.” Westlake Village, California - 1852 CEO: David A. DeLorenzo Products: fruits and vegetables: bananas, pineapples, grapes, dried fruits, nuts, and fresh-cut flowers. Number of Employees: 39,100 permanent, 36,500 temporary 2009 Revenue: $6.219.3 billion 2009 Net Income: $84.08 million

12. Current share price: $14.25 PE Ratio: 86.47 Market Capital: $1.26 billion Earnings per share: $0.16 Average volume (3 months): 539,590

13. Dean Foods “Healthy Food. Healthy Family.” Dallas, Texas – 1925 CEO: Gregg L. Engles Products include Silk soymilk, Horizon Organic milk, Land O’Lakes brand Number of Employees: 27,000 2009 Revenue: $11 billion 2009 Net Income: $240 million

14. Current share price: $10.55 PE Ratio: 12.3 Market Capital: $1.92 billion Earnings per share: $0.86 Average volume (3 months): $5.1 million

15. The Hershey Company Bringing sweet moments of Hershey happiness to the world every day. Hershey, Pennsylvania – 1894 CEO: David J. West Products: Hershey’s milk chocolate bar, Reese’s peanut butter cups, Hershey’s Kisses Number of Employees: 13,700 (2009) 2009 Revenue: $5.30billion 2009 Net Income: $436 million

16. Current share price: $50.16 PE Ratio: 22.70 Market Capital: $11.42 billion Earnings per share: $2.21

17. PepsiCo "PepsiCo’s responsibility is to continually improve all aspects of the world in which we operate - environment, social, economic - creating a better tomorrow than today.” New York, NY – 1965 CEO: Indra K. Nooyi Products: Frito-Lay, Quaker Foods, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana, Gatorade Employees: over 285,000 2009 Revenue: $43.23 billion 2009 Net Income: $5.95 billion

18. Current share price: $63.81 PE Ratio: 16.11 Market Capital: $101.24 billion Earnings per share: $3.97 Average volume (3 months): 6,186,070

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