
	The Hillshire Brands Company manufactures and markets meat-centric food solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice/Other. The company provides various packaged meat and frozen bakery products that include hot dogs and corn dogs, breakfast sausages, breakfast sandwiches and bowls, dinner sausages, premium deli and luncheon meats, and cooked hams, as well as frozen pies, cakes, pastries, muffins, cheesecakes, and other desserts; and pork, beef, and poultry products. The company sells its products under the brand names of Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair, Sara Lee, and Chef Pierre, as well as artisanal brands that comprise Aidells and Gallo Salame. It serves supermarkets, warehouse clubs, national chains, distributors, restaurants, hospitals, and other institutions through direct sales force and brokers. The company was formerly known as Sara Lee Corporation and changed its name to The Hillshire Brands Company in June 2012.
