Three leading analysts and top management from eight sector firms examine the Brands & Packaged Foods industry in the latest issue of The Wall Street Transcript (212/952-7433) or http://www.twst.com/info/info151.htm

In a vital review of this sector for investors and industry professionals, this valuable 55-page Special Issue features:

1) Brands & Packaged Foods – In an in-depth (12,900 words) Analyst Roundtable, Herb Achey, Senior Equity Analyst with the U.S. Trust Company of New York, Jeffrey Kanter, Senior Food Analyst and Vice President with Prudential Securities, and Andrew Lazar, Research Analyst in the Packaged Food Sector at Lehman Brothers, discuss the outlook for the sector and share specific stock recommendations.

Achey comments on Hershey (NYSE:HSY), “It’s just a good product focus within a diverse channel opportunity for them to fix their own individual issues, while maintaining category dominance. Investors will reward Hershey for their strong management and earnings growth turnaround.”

This 55-page Special issue also features:

2) The TWST confidential Off-The-Record survey of management performance at thirty-three sector firms asked market insiders about the ability of management teams to create shareholder value. Firms reviewed in Off-The-Record include:

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Coors, Anheuser-Busch, American Italian Pasta, Bestfoods, Brown-Forman, Cadbury-Schweppes, Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Enterprises, ConAgra, Dean Foods, Earthgrains, Flowers Industries, General Mills, The Hain Celestial Group, H.J. Heinz Company, Hershey Foods, Horizon Organic Holding, Interstate Bakeries, Keebler Foods, Kellogg Company, McCormick & Company, Michael Foods, The Robert Mondavi Corporation, Nabisco Holdings, NBTY, The Pepsi Bottling Group, PepsiCo, Quaker Oats Company, Ralcorp Holdings, Sara Lee Corporation, Whitman Corporation, Wild Oats Markets

3) CEO interviews (average 2,500 words). Top management of eight sector firms examine the outlook for their firm and the sector. Firms include:

Earthgrains Company, Packaged Ice, Aurora Foods, J&J Snack Foods, Lassonde Industries, Lifeway Foods, Scheid Vineyards, Stearns & Lehman

To obtain a copy of this 55-page Brands & Packaged Foods issue, call (212) 952-7433 or see http://www.twst.com/info/info151.htm

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