date:Aug 14, 2012
ing on commodities and the inclusion of a full quarter of Aidells performance.
Q4 in the foodservice segment saw sales decline by 1.2%, with the meats business outperforming the bakery business. According to Hillshire, the meats business benefited from an increased convenience store sales, while the bakery business was unfavourably impacted by disruptions from plant upgrades.
Looking ahead, management at Hillshire said the fiscal outlook for 2013 was formodestcommodity deflation, while adjuste