Sara Lee Corporation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| NYSE: SLE | |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Split |
| Successors | |
| Headquarters | Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
Key people | Jan Bennink (chairman) Marcel Smits (CEO) |
| Products | Food, beverage, and household and body care products |
The Sara Lee Corporation was an American consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Sara Lee name was used of a number of frozen and packaged foods, often known for the long-running slogan "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee".
In 2005, Sara Lee Corporation had operations in more than 40 countries; sold food, beverage, and household products in over 180 countries; and had some 137,000 employees worldwide. On July 4, 2012, Sara Lee Corporation was split into two companies: one for North American operations renamed Hillshire Brands, which continued to use the Sara Lee name on bakery and certain deli products, and the other for international beverage and bakery businesses that was named D.E Master Blenders 1753. Hillshire Brands was acquired by Tyson Foods in 2014.
In 2018, Tyson Foods sold the Sara Lee brand and product line to private investment firm Kohlberg & Company.