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Sara Lee Food & Beverage
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www.saralee.com Downers Grove, IL 5000+ Employees
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Updated Apr 22, 2013

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25% Approve of the CEO

Sara Lee Food & Beverage Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Marcel Smits

Marcel Smits

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36% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage full-time for more than 8 years

ProsAbove average compensation
Good benefits

I worked for the company for 10 years until I was laid off. I hold no ill will against them, but I wasn't offered any other positions in the organization...I was just let go.

ConsLittle room for advancement, they like to hire from outside the organization

Advice to Senior ManagementPromote from within. I personally witness the loss of a lot of strong talent due to lay offs and downsizing measures.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

Prosgood pay, working hours, and flexible work hours as a internship

ConsThe office is a sales office. My internship is in IT department, I only talk to two managers and another intern for the whole day. So if you really like to work in team and work with people, I dont think this would be a good choice.

Advice to Senior ManagementCreate more communication

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Tampa, FL

Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage full-time for more than 7 years

ProsSara Lee had I thought, a solid reputation, however, in the long run it did not translate from a super market customer, to a wholesale client.

ConsFor some reason they were convinced that the company could be run from the office, and they would never listen, or take any advice from the field reps. They also had a habit of bringing in people from out of town, who would talk about the way we did it...fill in the blank.

Advice to Senior ManagementLearn your market before you become a self professed expert, get out of the office for something besides golf.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Stockton, CA

Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

ProsI did not really didn't any pros other than the support staff e.g. HR safety manager etc. were great to work with.

ConsWorkforce old school and unable to adapt to change. Equipment is archaic and maintenance does not know anything other than how to place a band-aid on a problem.

Advice to Senior ManagementGet a Production Manager that knows what they are doing and values their people. Someone in this role should care about real change not just what something looks like on paper.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Cincinnati, OH

Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

ProsGreat brands, thankfully that keeps them afloat

ConsDisfunction at the top. No institutional knowledge - company bein grun by non-meat people.

Advice to Senior ManagementRemember the roots of the brands you sell

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Atlanta, GA

Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

ProsThe only reason I could see working at Sara Lee is its a stable company for the most part, thats about it.

ConsTotally not a professional sales management position. If you like physical labor and not professional management, than the Disttrict Sales Manager is for you.

Advice to Senior ManagementThe District Sales Manager position need to be overhauled all together. Set up the position to manage and grow the business, not replace route reps.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Chicago, IL

Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

ProsGreat flexibility, work your own schedule. They promote within so you can apply across all areas if you are looking to move up.

ConsNew management is clueless as to employees needs

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to. Employees and your customers

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Downers Grove, IL

Former Employee – worked at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

ProsOverall the people are very friendly and you can have work/life balance as long as you are willing to put in extra time when needed.

ConsThe politics are insane...people are recognized for who they know and not the job they do.

Advice to Senior ManagementDoing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is just not smart.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Downers Grove, IL

Current Employee – been working at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

ProsGreat brands, good external reputation

ConsDisjointed, duplicated roles, disconnected management, lack of focus, slowly winding down to a trickle after being a major company in food and beverage, major uncertainty for future survival

Advice to Senior Managementif you survive, you will have to restore confidence in your employees that you are for real. currently, your spinning off of divisions causes too much uncertainty and very low morale.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Nashville, TN

Current Employee – been working at Sara Lee Food & Beverage

Prosgreat benefits, get outside and mingle with public, work by yourself. abliity to create great work and outdo the competition

Consnot much time off, work in bad weather, not much of promotion, work long hours, too many carried items, advancement

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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