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Seven Years After Spin Off From Sara Lee, HanesBrands Finally Begins Paying Dividend

In 2006, Sara Lee, now Hilshire Farm(HSH), loaded up HanesBrands(HBI) with lots of debt and spun it off. Seven years later, after weathering a financial crisis, steadily paying down debt and improving profitability, the company has announced it will pay a quarterly dividend of $.20, beginning in June.  The dividend will be paid on June 3, to shareholders… Read More »

Sara Lee Takes Another Step Towards Spinning CoffeeCo

We are entering the final months of the Sara Lee(SLE) conglomerate.  The empire, which once included Coach(COH) handbags and Hanes(HBI) underwear, is aiming spin off its Coffee & Tea business(CoffeeCo) in April or May, though no final date has been set.  As the date finally approaches(this was first announced a year ago), the company is taking steps to… Read More »