 FOOD
| RANKINGS | MARKET VALUE | SALES | PROFITABILITY | INVESTMENT DATA |
| 2001 | 2000 | Company | Feb. 28 2001 $Mil. | Tot. Ret. 1-yr. | Tot. Ret. 3-yr. |
12-Mo. 2000 $Mil. | %Chg. from 1999 | %Chg. 3-yr. Avg. | 12-Mo. 2000 $Mil. | %Chg. from 1999 | %Chg. 3-yr. Avg. | Net Marg. 2000 | Net Marg. 1999 | Ret. on Inv. Cap. | Ret. on Common Equity | Rec. Share Price $ | 12-Mo. High/ Low | P-E Ratio | Div. Yield | EPS 2000 | Est. EPS 2001 |
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FOOD
INDUSTRY AVERAGE | 13322.8 | 40.3 | 14.1 | 15533.1 | 5 | 6.5 | 511 | 9 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 16.4 | 25.2 | 38 | 42/24 | 28 | 2.13 | 1.35 | 1.83 |
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| 1 | 80 | Sysco | 18093.8 | 68 | 141 | 20645.4 | 13 | 11.9 | 529.4 | 33 | 18.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 18.2 | 28.8 | 27 | 30/13 | 35 | 1.03 | 0.79 | 0.84 |
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| 2 | 120 | Kroger | 19828.3 | 62.3 | 14.7 | 47549.3b | 5 | 25.7 | 772.4b | 18 | 25.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 27.1 | 24 | 28/14 | 27 | 0 | 0.91 | 1.57 |
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| 3 | 141 | Safeway | 27068.1 | 40.8 | 55.7 | 31976.9 | 11 | 13 | 1091.9 | 12 | 20.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 22 | 54 | 63/34 | 25 | 0 | 2.13 | 2.61 |
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| 4 | 205 | Starbucks | 9013.8 | 35.6 | 140.8 | 2309.6 | 28 | 29.7 | 108.8 | -1 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 48 | 51/28 | 85 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.92 |
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| 5 | 223 | Quaker Oats | 12783.3 | 83.5 | 90.8 | 5041 | 7 | -0.1 | 360.6 | -21 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 34.3 | 100.5 | 98 | 99/46 | 37 | 1.17 | 2.61 | 3.74 |
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| 6 | 257 | Wm. Wrigley Jr. | 10500.4 | 40.2 | 28.3 | 2145.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 328.9 | 7 | 6 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 29 | 29 | 47 | 48/30 | 32 | 1.63 | 1.45 | 1.6 |
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| 7 | 258 | Albertson's | 11881.5 | 21.8 | -34.3 | 37117.0b | 0 | 35.3 | 809.0b | 130 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1 | 7.2 | 14.3 | 29 | 39/20 | 15 | 2.62 | 1.91 | 2.14 |
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| 8 | 290 | Ralston Purina | 8956.7 | 56.1 | 38.8 | 2766.3 | 1 | -17.1 | 382.8 | -13 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 16 | 21.1 | 67.5 | 31 | 32/17 | 24 | 0.9 | 1.32 | 1.22 |
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| 9 | 292 | H.J. Heinz | 14805.9 | 38.4 | -17.0 | 9332.8b | 1 | 0.3 | 659.0b | 1 | 15.6 | 7.1 | 7 | 20 | 44.5 | 43 | 48/31 | 23 | 3.69 | 1.86 | 3 |
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| 10 | 305 | General Mills | 12728.4 | 40.1 | 36.1 | 6879.5 | 6 | 5.9 | 623.8 | 4 | 17 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 33.4 | NM | 45 | 45/30 | 21 | 2.45 | 2.12 | 2.03 |
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| 11 | 310 | Kellogg | 10784.9 | 9.2 | -31.4 | 6954.7 | 0 | 0.9 | 587.7 | 74 | -2.7 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 36.6 | 65.5 | 27 | 32/22 | 18 | 3.8 | 1.45 | 1.23 |
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| 12 | 330 | Hershey Foods | 8722.4 | 48.9 | 1.5 | 4221 | 6 | -1.7 | 334.5 | -27 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 16.3 | 28.5 | 64 | 66/39 | 26 | 1.75 | 2.42 | 2.72 |
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| 13 | 334 | Sara Lee | 17939.2 | 49.9 | -17.6 | 17850 | 3 | -4.4 | 931 | -17 | -11.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 17.2 | 59.7 | 22 | 25/13 | 21 | 2.67 | 1.04 | 1.37 |
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| 14 | 335 | Supervalu | 1857.2 | -15.6 | -35.7 | 23249.3 | 22 | 11.1 | 246.9 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 13 | 14 | 23/12 | 8 | 3.92 | 1.83 | 1.95 |
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| 15 | 346 | ConAgra Foods | 10551.6 | 25.2 | -27.9 | 26270.8 | 5 | 3 | 571.7 | 79 | -10.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 20 | 26/15 | 17 | 4.57 | 1.15 | 1.68 |
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| 16 | 362 | Archer Daniels Midland | 9537.7 | 59.7 | -18.8 | 15811.3 | 0 | 1.9 | 396.7 | 106 | -9.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 15 | 16/8 | 24 | 1.33 | 0.62 | 0.78 |
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| 17 | 450 | Campbell Soup | 12540.7 | 8.9 | -42.2 | 6318 | -2 | -1.9 | 673 | -11 | -4.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 43.4 | NM | 30 | 35/24 | 19 | 3.01 | 1.58 | 1.63 |
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| 18 | 467 | Winn-Dixie Stores | 3587.6 | 68 | -46.6 | 13156.6 | -7 | -0.3 | -210.6 | NM | NC | -1.6 | 0.8 | -24.8 | -25.8 | 26 | 27/13 | -17 | 3.99 | -1.48 | 0.75 |
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| INC | INC | Unilever NV | 31951.1 | 25.6 | -8.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 56 | 65/39 | NA | 1.98 | NA | 2.93 |
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