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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| NYSE: SLE | |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Split |
| Successors | |
| Headquarters | Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
Key people | Jan Bennink (chairman) Marcel Smits (CEO) |
| Products | Food, beverage, and household and body care products |
The Sara Lee Corporation was an American consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois.[1][2] On July 4, 2012, Sara Lee Corporation was split into two companies: one for North American operations renamed Hillshire Brands (the Sara Lee name continued to be used on bakery and certain deli products distributed by Hillshire Brands), the other for international beverage and bakery businesses named D.E Master Blenders 1753.[3]
It had operations in more than 40 countries and sold its products in over 180 countries. Its international operations were headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands.[citation needed] As of 2020[update], the Sara Lee brand is owned by Kohlberg & Company, making frozen cakes and other items at its present facility in Illinois.[citation needed]
Sara Lee is also the brand name of a number of frozen and packaged foods, often known for the long-running slogan "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee", often incorrectly reported as "Nobody does it like Sara Lee".[citation needed]
As of 2005, Sara Lee Corporation had operations in more than 40 countries; sold food, beverage, and household products in over 180 countries; and had some 137,000 employees worldwide.[4]
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Sara Lee Corporation Investor Relations Department 3500 Lacey Road Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-5424
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