Stocks in the consumer staples sector offer stability and steady growth. They are especially attractive during turbulent market conditions. As the name implies companies in this sector produce goods that consumers buy regardless of the economic conditions. Household products like toothpaste, food items, cleaning products, hygiene items, shampoo and even beer are good examples of consumer …

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Heinz, one of the top food producers in the U.S. was sold to Warren Buffet and Brazilian private equity firm 3 G Capital for $23.2 billion this week. Heinz was sold at $72.50 per share representing a 19% premium to its all high. Heinz equity investors were lucky to receive such a nice premium in this buyout. …

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Food retail is a very low margin business in the U.S. The industry is extremely competitive and from an investment point most of them do not seem to offer good returns to investors. Fierce competition drives down prices on a daily basis and companies have to eke a profit on huge sales volumes. Another factor …

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The consumer staples sector companies produce products that consumers have to buy regardless of the state of the economy. These products include items like food, personal products, hygiene products, household goods, etc. Consumer staple companies offer stable dividends with steady growth. They do not grow quickly like tech companies for example. Instead year after year …

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The fast-food industry is a multi-billion dollar industry with huge presence not just in the U.S. but in countries around the world. People tend to prefer fast-food whether the economy is in expansion or contraction mode. The largest fast-food giant McDonald’s (MCD) operates  more than 38,000 stores in 119 countries serving 69 million customers every …

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