Sara Lee's 3Q profit falls 22 percent

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May. 7, 2009
Food maker Sara Lee says its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 22 percent as sales dropped on a consumer spending pullback and the stronger dollar. Adjusted results beat analysts' estimates. The maker of Jimmy Dean sausages earned $165 million, or 24 cents per...
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