Wal-Mart Supplier Index (WMX)
August 2014 Index Report
Overview
Index Features
The ISE-REVERE Wal-Mart® Supplier Index tracks the performance of
companies that derive a substantial portion of revenue from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The index exploits a unique situation where the world’s largest retailer has
spawned a sub-industry of dependent companies, including many that are common
household names. The goal of the index is to be the benchmark of that subindustry.
 Consists of 29 different component
stocks, with each deriving a substantial
portion of their revenue from Wal-Mart.
Due to Wal-Mart’s tremendous size and legendary buying power, today a number
of food and beverage, apparel, household products, electronics and other suppliers
depend on sales to Wal-Mart. In fact, dozens of US exchange-traded companies
receive 10%, 20%, even 40% or more of their total revenues from Wal-Mart and its
subsidiaries. Familiar companies with strong ties to Wal-Mart include the Clorox
Company, Energizer, and Mattel. How have these companies faired after
establishing such a strong connection to the world’s largest retailer? How will they
be impacted as Wal-Mart continues its global expansion while coming under
increasing scrutiny? The Wal-Mart Suppliers Index provides greater insight when
considering these questions.
 Components are reviewed quarterly for
eligibility.
Performance
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
WMX
Walmart (WMT)
WMX
August
4.7%
YTD
8.5%
1 Year
18.8%
3 Year
60.7%
5 Year
149.8%
Wal-Mart
2.6%
-4.1%
3.5%
41.9%
48.4%
Historical Volatility
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
30 day HV
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 Constructed using a modified marketcap weighted methodology.
 The index is calculated on both a price
and total return basis. Both values are
freely available on www.ise.com.
Wal-Mart Supplier Index (WMX)
August 2014 Index Report
Components
as of: 9/4/2014
Ticker
Wal Mart
Exposure
Weight
B&G FOODS INC
BGS
19.7%
2.39%
CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
CALM
30%
1.92%
Name
CAMPBELL SOUP CO
CPB
19%
4.69%
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC
CHD
24%
5.14%
CLOROX COMPANY
CLX
26%
5.47%
COTT CORPORATION
COT
31%
1.74%
DEAN FOODS CO
DF
22%
2.03%
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC
ENR
20%
4.37%
FLOWERS FOODS INC
FLO
20.7%
3.55%
GENERAL MILLS INC
GIS
21%
6.69%
GREEN DOT CORP
GDOT
64%
1.40%
HANESBRANDS
HBI
28%
5.81%
HELEN OF TROY LTD
HELE
19%
1.95%
JAKKS PACIFIC INC
JAKK
18.1%
0.38%
JM SMUCKER CO/THE
SJM
26%
5.25%
KELLOGG CO
K
20%
6.07%
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC
KRFT
25%
6.69%
LANCASTER COLONY CORP
LANC
22%
3.00%
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC
LF
23%
0.78%
MATTEL INC
MAT
18.7%
5.30%
PERRIGO CO PLC
PRGO
19%
6.39%
PINNACLE FOODS INC
PF
25%
2.93%
POST HOLDINGS INC
POST
20%
2.47%
REVLON INC
SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS
INC
TOOTSIE ROLL INDS
REV
22%
0.76%
SPB
23%
3.02%
TR
23.5%
1.12%
TREEHOUSE FOODS INC
THS
20.7%
3.80%
WHITEWAVE FOODS CO.
WWAV
18%
4.65%
ZAGG INC
ZAGG
0.24%
Name
Ticker
11%
Wal Mart
Exposure
Weight
Biopharmaceuticals 6.39%
Diversified Consumer Products 7.42%
Apparel and Accessories 5.81%
Food, Beverage and Agriculture 58.99%
Household Products 3.02%
Leisure Goods 6.46%
Personal Care & Cleaning Products 10.27%
Business and Public Services 1.4%
Technology Hardware 0.24%
Components classified according to the
FactSet Revere Hierarchy Sector
Classification system
Base Date: July 1, 2002
Base Value: 25
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Component Profiles
Company “Focus Area of Business” defined by the FactSet Revere Hierarchy Sector Classification system.
B&G Foods Inc (NYSE: BGS)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
B&G Foods, Inc. (B&G Foods) manufactures, sells and distributes a diverse portfolio of branded shelf-stable food products. B&G
Foods’ products include hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, wine vinegar, maple
syrup, molasses, salad dressings, Mexican-style sauces, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles, peppers, tomato-based products and
other specialty food products. The Company distributes these products throughout the United States through a nationwide network
of independent brokers and distributors to supermarket chains, food service outlets, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, non-food
outlets and specialty food distributors. In November 2010, the Company acquired the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands from Violet
Packing LLC.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALM)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Agriculture >
Animal Production > Poultry and Egg Production > Chicken Egg Production
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is a producer and marketer of shell eggs in the United States. During the fiscal year ended May 29, 2010
(fiscal 2010), the Company sold approximately 805 million dozen shell eggs. Its primary business is the production, grading,
packaging, marketing and distribution of shell eggs. It sells most of its shell eggs in 29 states, primarily in the southwestern,
southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Company markets its shell eggs through its
distribution network to a group of customers, including national and regional grocery store chains, club stores, foodservice
distributors and egg product manufacturers. It is also a producer and marketer of specialty shell eggs in the United States. The
Company owns 100% of Benton County Foods, LLC. It purchased the remaining 10% ownership interest in Benton County Foods,
LLC during fiscal 2010. As of May 29, 2010, the Company owned 100% of Hillandale, LLC.
Campbell Soup Co (NYSE: CPB)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
Campbell Soup Company (Campbell), together with its subsidiaries, is a manufacturer and marketer of convenience food products.
The Company operates in four segments: U.S. Simple Meals; U.S. Beverages; Global Baking and Snacking; International Simple
Meals and Beverages, and North America Foodservice. In the United States, Canada and Latin America, the Company’s products
are generally resold to consumers in retail food chains, mass discounters, mass merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores,
drug stores, dollar stores and other retail, commercial and non-commercial establishments. In June 2012, the Company purchased
1300 Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden. In August 2012, the Company acquired Bolthouse Farms from a fund managed by
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. In September 2012, Vilmorin & Cie SA acquired the tomato and pepper breeding and sales
business of the Company.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Personal Care and Cleaning Products
Church & Dwight & Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products. The
Company operates in three business segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products (SPD).
Consumer Domestic includes baking soda-based products, household cleaning products, laundry and personal care products. The
Consumer International segment primarily sells a range of personal care products, over-the-counter and household products. The
Company’s SPD segment focuses on sales to businesses and participates in three product areas: specialty chemicals, animal
nutrition and specialty cleaners. Its brands include ARM & HAMMER, XTRA laundry detergent, OXICLEAN pre-wash laundry
additive, NAIR depilatories and ORAJEL oral analgesics. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company acquired the
SIMPLY SALINE brand of Nasal Saline Moisturizers, FELINE PINE cat litter brand and certain oral care technology.
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The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services
The Clorox Company (Clorox) is a manufacturer and marketer of consumer and institutional products. The Company sells its
products primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores and other retail outlets. It markets some brand names, including its
namesake bleach and cleaning products, Green Works natural cleaning and laundry products, Poett and Mistolin cleaning
products, Armor All and STP auto-care products, Fresh Step and Scoop Away cat litter, Kingsford charcoal, Hidden Valley and K C
Masterpiece dressings and sauces, Brita water-filtration systems, Glad bags, wraps and containers, and Burt’s Bees natural
personal care products. The Company’s products are manufactured in more than two dozen countries and sold in more than 100
countries. The Company operates through four segments: Cleaning, Lifestyle, Household and International.
Cott Corporation (USA) (NYSE: COT)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Beverages > NonAlcoholic Beverages > Juice/Soft Drink/Energy Drink/Other
Cott Corporation (Cott) is a retailer brand beverage company. The Company’s product lines include carbonated soft drinks (CSDs),
clear, still and sparkling flavored waters, energy related drinks, juice, juice-based products, bottled water and ready-to-drink teas.
Cott operates in five operating segments: North America (which includes its United States reporting unit and Canada reporting
unit), United Kingdom (which includes its United Kingdom reporting unit and its Continental European reporting unit), Mexico, Royal
Crown International (RCI) and All Other. During the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 (fiscal 2010), Cott launched more than 100
new product stock keeping units (SKUs), including new flavor profiles based on successful new product launches by the national
brands, new package types and new product category introductions for its retailer partners. On August 17, 2010, Cott completed
the acquisition of Cliffstar Corporation (Cliffstar) and its affiliated companies.
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food > Dairy and
Dairy Alternative Products > Dairy Products
Dean Foods Company is a food and beverage company. It operates through two segments: Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and
WhiteWave-Alpro. Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar is a processor and distributor of milk and other dairy products in the United
States, with products sold under more than 50 local and regional brands and a range of private labels. WhiteWave-Alpro markets
and sells a variety of dairy and dairy-related products, such as Horizon Organic milk and other dairy products, The Organic Cow
organic dairy products, as well as other plant-based beverages and soy food products, International Delight coffee creamers and
LAND O LAKES creamers and fluid dairy products, and Silk plant-based beverages, such as soy, almond and coconut milks, and
cultured soy products. WhiteWave-Alpro also offers soy-based beverages and food products in Europe and markets its products
under the Alpro and Provamel brands. On February 1, 2011, it completed the sale of its Mountain High yogurt operations.
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Personal Care and Cleaning Products
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Energizer), incorporated in 1999, is a manufacturer and marketer of primary batteries, portable lighting
and personal care products in the wet shave, skin care, feminine care and infant care categories. The Company’s brand names
Energizer and Eveready are marketed and sold in more than 165 countries. Energizer operates in two segments: Household
Products and Personal Care. Its subsidiaries operate a number of manufacturing and packaging facilities in 14 countries on five
continents. On November 23, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of American Safety Razor, LLC.
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food > GrainBased Food Products > Bread and Cereal Products
Flowers Foods, Inc. (Flowers Foods) is a producer and marketers of bakery products in the United States. The company consists
of two business segments: direct-store-delivery (DSD segment) and warehouse delivery segment (warehouse segment). The DSD
segment operates 32 bakeries, which market a range of fresh bakery foods, including fresh breads, buns, rolls, tortillas, and snack
cakes. The warehouse segment operates 10 bakeries and produces snack cakes and breads and rolls that are shipped both fresh
and frozen to national retail, foodservice, vending, and co-pack customers through their warehouse channels. Its DSD system is
consisted of approximately 4,000 independent distributors. The warehouse segment’s fresh snack cakes and frozen breads and
rolls are sold nationally direct to customers’ warehouses by frozen and non-frozen contract carriers. In May 2011, the Company
acquired Tasty Baking Company. In July 2012, it acquired Lepage Bakeries, Inc.
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General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
General Mills, Inc. (General Mills) is a global manufacturer and marketer of consumer foods sold through retail stores. The
Company is also a supplier of food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. General Mills manufactures its
products in 15 countries and markets them in more than 100 countries. The Company’s joint ventures manufacture and market
products in more than 130 countries and republics worldwide. The Company’s businesses are organized into three operating
segments: U.S. Retail, International, and Bakeries and Foodservice. The Company sells ready-to-eat cereals, through its Cereal
Partners Worldwide (CPW) joint venture. The Company’s primary customers include grocery stores, mass merchandisers,
membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors
and operators, restaurants and convenience stores. In July 2011, it acquired 51% controlling interest in Yoplait S.A.S.
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT)
Focus Area of Business: Business and Public Services > Business Services > Professional Services > Electronic Transaction
Processing and Clearinghouse Activities > Electronic Payment Processing
Green Dot Corporation (Green Dot) is a prepaid financial services company providing money management solutions to a range of
the United States consumers. It sells its cards and offers its reload services globally at approximately 55,000 retail store locations,
which provide consumers convenient access to its products and services. Its technology platform, Green PlaNET, provides
functionality, including point-of-sale connectivity and interoperability with Visa, MasterCard and other payment or funds transfer
networks, and compliance and other capabilities to its Green Dot Network. It has designed its products and services to consumers
living in households across four consumer segments: never-banked, previously-banked, underbanked and fully-banked. Its
principal products and services consist of Green Dot-branded general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards, co-branded GPR cards,
and MoneyPak and point-of-sale (POS).
Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Apparel and Accessories > Apparel and Footwear >
Apparel > Intimates/Sleepwear
Hanesbrands Inc. is a consumer goods company with a portfolio of apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali,
L’eggs, Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra, Stedman, Outer Banks, Zorba, Rinbros, Duofold and Gear for Sports. The
Company designs, manufactures, sources and sells a range of apparel, such as T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, kids’
underwear, casualwear, activewear, socks and hosiery. It operates in five segments: Innerwear, Outerwear, Hosiery, Direct to
Consumer and International. As of January 1, 2011, the Company owned and leased properties in 23 countries, including 43
manufacturing facilities and 31 distribution centers, as well as office facilities. On November 1, 2010, the Company acquired of
GearCo, Inc., known as Gear for Sports, a seller of licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores and other channels.
Helen of Troy Ltd (NYSE: HELE)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services
Helen of Troy Limited is a global designer, developer, importer and distributor of an expanding portfolio of brand-name consumer
products. The Company has three segments: Personal Care, Housewares and Healthcare / Home Environment. Personal Care
product category includes retail and professional appliances and accessories, and grooming, skin care and hair care solutions.
Healthcare / Home Environment product category includes healthcare and home environment. During the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2011 (fiscal 2011), the Company introduced 443 new products across all of its categories. The Company markets its
products in approximately 91 countries throughout the world. On December 31, 2010, the Company acquired Kaz, Inc. (Kaz). On
March 31, 2010, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of the Pert Plus hair care and Sure antiperspirant and
deodorant businesses from Innovative Brands, LLC.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Leisure Goods > Toy, Game, Hobby Goods and
Musical Instruments
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKKS) is engaged in the development, production and marketing of consumer products, including toys and
related products, stationery and writing instruments and pet toys and related products, some of which are based on entertainment
properties and character licenses. It is a multi-line, multi-brand toy company that designs, produces, markets and distributes toys
and related products, writing instruments and related products, pet toys, consumables and related products, electronics and related
products, kids indoor and outdoor furniture, and other consumer products. It also develops products marketed under its own
trademarks and brand names. The Company markets product into the toy activity category, which contain a range of activities,
such as food play, make and paint your own characters, jewelry making, art studios, posters, puzzles and other projects. JAKKS
Pet products include pet toys, treats, beds, clothes and related pet products.
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J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
The J. M. Smucker Company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of branded food products on a worldwide basis.
Majority of the Company’s sales are in the United States. The Company’s operations outside the United States are principally in
Canada although products are exported to other countries, as well. Sales outside the United States represented approximately 10
% of total consolidated Company sales during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011 (fiscal 2011). The Company’s branded food
products include a portfolio of brands that are sold to consumers through retail outlets in North America. The Company has four
segments: U.S. Retail Coffee Market, U.S. Retail Consumer Market, U.S. Retail Oils and Baking Market, and Special Markets. The
Company’s three U.S. retail market segments in total comprised over 80 % of the Company’s net sales in fiscal 2011. Its principal
products are coffee, peanut butter, shortening and oils, fruit spreads, canned milk and baking mixes.
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
Kellogg Company is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods. The Company
principal products are ready-to-eat cereals and convenience foods, such as cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruitflavored snacks, frozen waffles and veggie foods. As of February 25, 2011, these products were, manufactured by the Company in
18 countries and marketed in more than 180 countries. The Company also markets cookies, crackers, and other convenience
foods, under brands, such as Kellogg’s, Keebler, Cheez-It, Murray, Austin and Famous Amos, to supermarkets in the United
States.
Kraft Foods Group Inc (NYSE: KRFT)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (Kraft Foods Group) operates food and beverage businesses in North America. The Company
manufactures and markets food and beverage products, including convenient meals, refreshment beverages and coffee, cheese
and other grocery products, in the United States and Canada, under a stable of iconic brands. The Company's product categories
span breakfast, lunch and dinner meal occasions, both at home and in foodservice locations. It sells its products to supermarket
chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, drug stores, gasoline
stations, value stores and other retail food outlets in the United States and Canada. In October 2012, Mondelez International, Inc.
completed the spin-off of North American grocery business, Kraft Foods Group.
Lancaster Colony Corp. (Nasdaq: LANC)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
Lancaster Colony Corporation is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of consumer products focusing primarily on specialty
foods for the retail and foodservice markets. The Company also manufactures and markets candles for the food, drug and mass
markets. It is also engaged in the distribution of various products, including glassware and candles, to commercial markets. The
Company operates in two segments: Specialty Foods and Glassware and Candles. The food products the Company manufactures
and sells include salad dressings and sauces marketed under the brand names Marzetti, T. Marzetti, Cardini’s, Pfeiffer and
Girard’s; fruit glazes, vegetable dips and fruit dips marketed under the brand name T. Marzetti; Greek yogurt vegetable dips
marketed under the brand name Otria; frozen breads marketed under the brand names New York BRAND and Mamma Bella. It
sells candles, candle accessories, and other home fragrance products in a variety of sizes, forms and fragrance.
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Leisure Goods > Toy, Game, Hobby Goods and
Musical Instruments
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (LeapFrog) designs, develops and markets a family of technology-based learning platforms, related
content and learning toys, primarily for infants and for children through age nine, both at home and in schools around the world.
The Company has two operating segments: United States and International. The United States segment is responsible for the
development, design, sales and marketing of electronic educational hardware products, related software and learning toys sold in
the United States. The Company markets and sells its products directly to national and regional mass-market and specialty
retailers and other retail stores, distributors, and directly through sales representatives. The International segment is responsible
for the localization, sales and marketing of electronic educational hardware products, related software and learning toys originally
developed for the United States that is sold outside of the United States.
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Mattel Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Leisure Goods > Toy, Game, Hobby Goods and
Musical Instruments
Mattel, Inc. (Mattel) designs, manufactures and markets a variety of toy products worldwide which are sold to its customers and
directly to consumers. Mattel’s portfolio of brands and products are grouped in categories, such as Mattel Girls & Boys Brands,
including Barbie fashion dolls and accessories (Barbie), Polly Pocket, Little Mommy, Disney Classics, and Monster High
(collectively Other Girls Brands), Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Tyco R/C vehicles and play sets, and CARS, Radica, Toy Story, Max
Steel, WWE Wrestling, and Batman, and games and puzzles; Fisher-Price Brands-including Fisher-Price, Little People, BabyGear,
Imaginext, and View-Master, Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Thomas and Friends, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sing-a-ma-jigs,
and See ‘N Say, and Power Wheels, and American Girl Brands, including My American Girl, the historical collection, and Bitty
Baby. American Girl Brands products are sold directly to consumers via its catalogue, Website, and retail stores.
Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO)
Focus Area of Business: Healthcare > Biopharmaceuticals
Perrigo Company is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic
prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, infant formulas, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and pharmaceutical
and medical diagnostic products. The Company is a store brand manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products and infant
formulas. The Company’s primary markets and locations of manufacturing and logistics operations are the United States, Israel,
Mexico, the United Kingdom and Australia. Perrigo Company operates through several wholly owned subsidiaries. On February 26,
2010, the Company completed the sale of its Israel Consumer Products business to Emilia Group, a subsidiary of O. Feller
Holdings Ltd. On April 30, 2010, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of PBM Holdings, Inc. In July 2011, the Company
acquired Paddock Laboratories, Inc.
Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE: PF)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
Pinnacle Foods Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded food products in North America. The Company
operates in three segments: the Birds Eye Frozen Division, the Duncan Hines Grocery Division and the Specialty Foods Division.
The Birds Eye Frozen Division and the Duncan Hines Grocery Division, which collectively represent its North America Retail
operations, include the brands. Its brand portfolio enjoys household penetration in the United States, where its products can be
found in approximately 85% of U.S. households. Its products are sold through supermarkets, grocery wholesalers and distributors,
mass merchandisers, super centers, convenience stores, dollar stores, drug stores and warehouse clubs in the United States and
Canada, as well as in military channels and foodservice locations. In October 2013, Pinnacle Foods Inc completed the acquisition
of the Wish-Bone salad dressings business from Unilever PLC.
Post Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: POST)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food > GrainBased Food Products > Bread and Cereal Products
Post Holdings, Inc. is a holding company. The Company is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded ready-to-eat
cereals in the United States and Canada. The Company’s portfolio of brands includes Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Great
Grains, Grape-Nuts, Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran, Golden Crisp, Alpha-Bits and Honeycomb. It markets and sells ready-to-eat
cereal products in three different categories: sweetened, balanced and unsweetened. Its sweetened products include Pebbles,
Honeycomb, Golden Crisp, Alpha-Bits and Waffle Crisp. Its balanced products include Honey Bunches of Oats, Post Selects,
Great Grains and Shreddies. The Company’s unsweetened products include Post Shredded Wheat, Post Raisin Bran and GrapeNuts. On January 16, 2012, Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Ralcorp) approved the distribution of at least 80% interest held by Ralcorp to
holders of Ralcorp common stock.
Revlon Inc (NYSE: REV)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Personal Care and Cleaning Products > Cosmetics
Revlon, Inc. operates its business through its direct wholly owned subsidiary, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (Products
Corporation) and its subsidiaries. It is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
(MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings). The Company operates in a single segment and manufactures, markets and sells a range of
cosmetics, women’s hair color, beauty tools, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The
Company’s products are sold worldwide and marketed under brand names, such as Revlon, including the Revlon ColorStay,
Revlon Super Lustrous and Revlon Age Defying franchises, as well as the Almay brand, including the Almay Intense i-Color and
Almay Smart Shade franchises, in cosmetics; Revlon ColorSilk women’s hair color; Revlon in beauty tools; Mitchum anti-perspirant
deodorants; Charlie and Jean Nate in fragrances, and Ultima II and Gatineau in skincare.
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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Household Products > Household Appliances and
Tools > Small Appliances and Accessories
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SB Holdings), formerly Spectrum Brands, Inc., is a global branded consumer products company.
Its product categories include consumer batteries; small appliances; pet supplies; electric shaving and grooming; electric personal
care; portable lighting; and home and garden control products. The Company has four segments: Global Batteries & Personal
Care, which consists of its worldwide battery, shaving and grooming, personal care and portable lighting business; Global Pet
Supplies, which consists of its worldwide pet supplies business; the Home and Garden Business, which consists of its home and
garden control product offerings, including household insecticides, repellants and herbicides, and Small Appliances, which consists
of small electrical appliances primarily in the kitchen and home product categories. On June 16, 2010, the Company completed the
combination of Spectrum Brands, Inc. with Russell Hobbs Inc.
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TR)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food > Sweets and
Snacks > Confectionary
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products. The
Company’s products are primarily sold under the brand names: Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Roll Pops, Caramel Apple Pops, Child’s Play,
Charms, Blow Pop, Blue Razz, Cella’s chocolate covered cherries, Tootsie Dots, Tootsie Crows, Junior Mints, Junior Caramels,
Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Fluffy Stuff cotton candy, Dubble Bubble, Razzles, Cry Baby, Nik-L-Nip and
EI Bubble. The Company’s products are marketed in a variety of packages designed to be suitable for display and sale in different
types of retail outlets. They are distributed through approximately 100 candy and grocery brokers and by the Company itself to
approximately 15,000 customers throughout the United States.
TreeHouse Foods Inc. (NYSE: THS)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (TreeHouse) is a food manufacturer servicing primarily the retail grocery and foodservice distribution
channels. The Company’s products include non-dairy powdered coffee creamers, private label soups, salad dressings and sauces,
sugar free drink mixes, hot cereals, macaroni and cheese, skillet dinners, Mexican sauces, jams and pie fillings, pickles and related
products, infant feeding products, aseptic sauces, refrigerated salad dressings, and liquid non-dairy creamer. TreeHouse operates
in three segments: North American Retail Grocery, Food Away From Home, and Industrial and Export. On March 2, 2010, the
Company acquired Sturm Foods, Inc. (Sturm), a manufacturer of hot cereals and powdered drink mixes. On October 28, 2010, it
acquired S.T. Specialty Foods, Inc. (S.T. Foods), a manufacturer of macaroni and cheese and skillet dinners.
The Whitewave Foods Company (NYSE: WWAV)
Focus Area of Business: Consumer > Consumer Products and Services > Food, Beverage and Agriculture > Food > Dairy and
Dairy Alternative Products > Dairy Products
WWF Operating Company, incorporated on March 14, 1988, is a consumer packaged food and beverage company. The Company
manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells plant-based foods and beverages, coffee creamers and beverages, and dairy
products throughout North America and Europe. The Company operates in two segments: North America and Europe. The North
America segment offers products in the plant-based foods and beverages, coffee creamers and beverages, and dairy product
categories throughout North America. Europe segment offers plant-based food and beverage products throughout Europe. The
Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dean Foods Company (Dean Foods).
The Company’s brands distributed in North America include Silk plant-based foods and beverages, International Delight and LAND
O LAKES coffee creamers and beverages, and Horizon Organic dairy products, while its European brands of plant-based foods
and beverages include Alpro and Provamel. The Company sell its products to a variety of customers, including grocery stores,
mass merchandisers, club stores, and convenience stores, as well as various away-from-home channels, including restaurants and
foodservice outlets, across North America and Europe. The Company sells its products in North America and Europe primarily
through its direct sales force and independent brokers. The Company utilizes five manufacturing plants, two distribution centers,
and three co-packers across the United States. Additionally, it has four plants across Europe in the United Kingdom, Belgium,
France, and the Netherlands, each supported by an integrated supply chain.
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Zagg Inc. (Nasdaq: ZAGG)
Focus Area of Business: Technology > Hardware > Communications Equipment > Wireless Equipment > Mobile > Cellular
Phones > Accessories
ZAGG Incorporated (ZAGG) designs, manufactures and distributes protective coverings, audio accessories and power solutions for
consumer electronic and hand-held devices under the brand names invisibleSHIELD, ZAGGaudio, and ZAGGskins. The
invisibleSHIELD is designed for iPods, laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants (PDAs), watch faces, global
positioning (GPS) systems, gaming devices, and other items. As of December 31, 2009, ZAGG offers approximately 4,000
precision pre-cut designs with a lifetime replacement warranty through online channels, big-box retailers, electronics specialty
stores, resellers, college bookstores, Mac stores, and mall kiosks. The ZAGGaudio line of electronics accessories and products
was released during the year ended December 31, 2008. In June 2011, it acquired iFrogz, Inc.
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