Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... revenue has been a struggle for the food makers and retailers. Sara Lee Corp. Chairman and CEO Brenda Barnes discusses the issue with investors on a conference call Thursday:
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... revenue has been a struggle for the food makers and retailers. Sara Lee Corp. Chairman and CEO Brenda Barnes discusses the issue with investors on a conference call Thursday:
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The recession has had a major impact on how consumers shop but also how retailers draw them in and a major factor has been price. Food companies and grocers have tried to compete with lower prices, which has been complicated by massive fluctuations in the... Retail - Food - Recession - Business - Sara Lee Corporation
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... as did falling commodity prices. In a conference call with analysts, Sara Lee Chief Executive Brenda Barnes said, "We have seen falling input costs, but we have held (our prices) firm." But falling commodity costs appear to be a double-edged sword for Sara Lee. In an ideal world for a corporation, falling input costs wouldn't be passed down to consumers; they'd be absorbed into higher...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... share."You've got lots of people fighting for the consumer dollar right now," Chief Executive Brenda Barnes said during a conference call with analysts. "It's just a little more intense right now."Analysts had questioned whether the food industry was heading into a profit-sapping price war.Sara Lee executives stressed that the actions the company would take to build market share,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... product lines and saw a negative impact from the stronger dollar.
Sara Lee Chairman and CEO Brenda Barnes said years of cost-cutting and planning for new products work paid off during the first quarter and will continue to.
The company plans to launch several new products soon, it has secured new partnerships such as an exclusive distribution deal for its commercial products...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... "We already do a lot of opera programming, so it's tough to add another one to the schedule," said Brenda Barnes, president of L.A.'s classical station, KUSC-FM (91.5). The station offers weekly Saturday morning and Sunday night opera programs, as well as broadcasts of performances by Los Angeles Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. The NEA Opera Honors show will feature musical tributes...
