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Riding the 'four food groups of the apocalypse' HRL

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Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Campbell Soup (CPB), Hershey Co (HSY), Hormel Foods (HRL), Stocks to Buy, Recession

We don't expect to find investment advice from opinion columns, but New York Times columnist Frank Rich unleashed a quartet to those willing to read between the lines in his recent piece "Herbert Hoover Lives."

Here's the money quote (no pun intended) from the theater critic turned political pundit: "What are Americans still buying? Big Macs, Campbell's soup, Hershey's chocolate and Spam -- the four food groups of the apocalypse."

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By Jim Woods (-0.51% risk: conservative) 02/12/09

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Hormel Foods is a pantry/freezer-based defensive HRL

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Filed under: Hormel Foods (HRL), Stocks to Buy

With the markets still in a choppy/consolidation mode (or perhaps worse), it's best to consider including a few defensive stocks in your portfolio. With the aforementioned in mind, Hormel Foods is worth an evaluation.

Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) is a diversified producer of consumer foods. A processor of the now universally known "spiced ham" product -- SPAM -- Hormel is also a top U.S. turkey processor and a major pork processor, including the Jennie-O turkey, Cure 81 hams and Always Tender fresh pork brands.

In general, analysts expect 5-7% revenue...

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By Joseph Lazzaro (-11.81% risk: moderate) 03/31/08

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