1. Food processing
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Seligman, Phillip M., Cathers, Dylan D., Koller, John, Sanborn, Stephen, Ware, Adam M., Berger, Andrew T., Greene, Robert M., Siracusano, Luciano, III, Nugent, Kenneth A., Falzone, Scott T., Brooks, Bradley T., Primavera, Nick, Goodman, Gary D., Owens, Victoria, Beisler, John, Harris, Frederick L., III, Niemond, George A., and Brachman, Steven
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American Italian Pasta Co. -- Finance ,Archer Daniels Midland Co. -- Finance ,Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. -- Finance ,Bestfoods -- Finance ,Campbell Soup Co. -- Finance ,Celestial Seasonings Inc. -- Finance ,Chiquita Brands International Inc. -- Finance ,Chock Full O'Nuts Corp. -- Finance ,ConAgra Inc. -- Finance ,Corn Products International Inc. -- Finance ,Dean Foods Co. -- Finance ,Diageo PLC -- Finance ,Dole Food Company Inc. -- Finance ,Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. -- Finance ,EarthGrains Baking Companies Inc. -- Finance ,Flowers Foods Inc. -- Finance ,General Mills Inc. -- Finance ,H.J. Heinz Co. -- Finance ,The Hershey Co. -- Finance ,Hormel Foods Corp. -- Finance ,Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. -- Finance ,International Home Foods Inc. -- Finance ,International MultiFoods Corp. -- Finance ,Interstate Bakeries Corp. -- Finance ,Keebler Co. -- Finance ,Kellogg Co. -- Finance ,Lance Inc. -- Finance ,McCormick & Company Inc. (Sparks, Maryland) -- Finance ,Michael Foods Inc. -- Finance ,Nabisco Holdings Corp. -- Finance ,Pilgrim's Pride Corp. -- Finance ,Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. -- Finance ,Quaker Oats Co. -- Finance ,Ralcorp Holdings Inc. -- Finance ,Riviana Foods Inc. -- Finance ,Sara Lee Corp. -- Finance ,Smithfield Foods Inc. -- Finance ,J.M. Smucker Co. -- Finance ,Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. -- Finance ,Tyson Foods Inc. -- Finance ,United Natural Foods Inc. -- Finance ,Unilever Group -- Finance ,Universal Foods Corp. -- Finance ,Vlasic Foods International Inc. -- Finance ,Worthington Foods Inc. -- Finance ,Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. -- Finance ,Food industry -- Finance ,Business ,Business, general - Abstract
Growth is expected to be modest for the larger capitalized companies in the food industry during 1999 as raising sales will be difficult. Many companies will divest themselves of underperforming product lines and non-core areas, and acquisitions and consolidation within the industry is expected to continue as well. These stocks are only mediocre selections for investors in 1999, and stocks ranked as the most timely should be favored.
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- 1999