Consumer Products Sell Off After Amazon/Whole Foods Tie-Up; Shares Still Not Overly Attractive
Consumer products firms (including household and personal-care and packaged-food firms) sold off early on June 16 (with most ticking down at a low- to mid-single-digit rate) in response to news that Amazon intends to acquire Whole Foods Market in a $14 billion all-cash transaction. While we understand the strategic rationale for the deal for Amazon--giving it an opportunity to gain a larger brick-and-mortar presence, as well as access to higher-quality fresh food, which helps its ambitions to ex...Kellogg is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods. The company's principal products are snacks, such as crackers, savory snacks, toaster pastries, cereal bars, granola bars and bites; and convenience foods, such as, ready-to-eat cereals, frozen waffles, veggie foods and noodles. The company's snacks brands are marketed under brands such as Kellogg's, Cheez-It, Pringles, Austin, Parati, and RXBAR. The company's cereals and cereal bars are generally marketed under the Kellogg's name, with some under the Kashi and Bear Naked brands. The company's frozen foods are marketed under the Eggo and Morningstar Farms brands.
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