US: Sara Lee invests in bakery division
By: Petah Marian | 15 September 2010
Sara Lee revealed plans to invest in its North American Bakery division, quashing rumours that it was looking to sell the struggling division.
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Sara Lee revealed plans to invest in its North American Bakery division, quashing rumours that it was looking to sell the struggling division.

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