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Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) is splitting into two public companies, completing a long series of moves that took the company from a conglomerate to a smaller business focused on food. One business will concentrate on meat and food service while the other is centered on coffee and baked goods. The company...

24/7 Wall St. recently looked at a number of large American companies, some of which are owned by foreign companies, to see which will disappear in 2011. It didn't take long to come up with a list of familiar names such as Sara Lee, Office Depot, Borders, E*Trade and five others.

Bidders may be lining up for Sara Lee as private equity firm Apollo assembles an investor group to explore a possible offer and Brazilian meat-processor JBS considers coming back with a better deal.

Food and beverage company Sara Lee (SLE) has been in discussions to sell itself to Brazilian meat company JBS. Talks have been taking place intermittently for several months, Reuters reported without naming its sources. The companies have disagreed over the price of Sara Lee and it is not clear...

Consumer goods company Unilever (UL) won approval from the European Union to buy Sara Lee Corp's (SLE) shower gel and European detergents business. Unilever agreed to sell off the Sanex deodorant and body-wash brands in the region as part of the deal, Bloomberg News reported. The sale allays...

Sara Lee's sale of its North American Bakery business to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo is now fully baked. The company officially announced the deal today, saying it will allow Sara Lee to "aggressively invest in our core protein and coffee businesses."

Sara Lee reportedly is close to cutting a deal to sell its North American bakery business to Grupo Bimbo for a sticker price of $900 million to $1 billion.

Food giant Sara Lee saw its shares surge over 18% in premarket trading Monday after the New York Post reported the company turned down a $12 billion buyout offer from private-equity company KKR & Co.), citing unnamed sources.

Sara Lee CEO Brenda Barnes will step down permanently from her position as chairman and CEO officer to focus on improving her health. Barnes had been on temporary medical leave since May 14 after suffering a stroke.

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