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we don't hear from irene rosenfeld too often.his is a young company, fairly young, over than 2 years old since its spin-off from craft. you've seen it in the share price, snacks now, slowing category. also it's very internationally exposed. not a great time to have 80% of revenues come from overseas with the strong dollar. but it is trying to keep up with some of the consumer trends. it just started the week by buying enjoy life foods one of the healthy, organic allergen free type snack brands. i asked irene whether we were going to expect more acquisitions from her along these lines. here's what she said. >> our focus is -- will remain on tack-on acquisitions. i feel very good about the overall portfolio, about the categories in which we compete. we will look for selective opportunities in the emerging markets to expand our footprint and distribution capabilities. we saw the opportunity in enjoy life as an opportunity to just benefit from the growth of a consumer trend and interest and free from foods. >> so there you go. i know
we don't hear from irene rosenfeld too often.his is a young company, fairly young, over than 2 years old since its spin-off from craft. you've seen it in the share price, snacks now, slowing category. also it's very internationally exposed. not a great time to have 80% of revenues come from overseas with the strong dollar. but it is trying to keep up with some of the consumer trends. it just started the week by buying enjoy life foods one of the healthy, organic allergen free type snack brands....
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sara eisen managed to track down irene rosenfeld in florida.oins us now with the many highlights from her exclusive interview today. sara? >> all right. scott, we did talk a lot about mergers and acquisitions. that is a key theme here for these consumer companies as they figure out the new landscape of healthier eating and slower growth. not to mention international head wynns. i did ask irene what she sees if this is an inflection point when it comes to redrawing the consumer industry. she was the ceo of frito-lay, kraft and $60 billion mondelez. here's what she said about the environment. >> at every juncture there's a question of whether there will be a change in m&a activity. for us, m&a over the last seven or eight years has been a critical enabler to constructing the advantage portfolio we have today and at this point i feel very good about the categories in which we've participate, i like snacks, and i think our brands are really quite well positioned as well as our position in emerging markets to deliver growth as we look over the longe
sara eisen managed to track down irene rosenfeld in florida.oins us now with the many highlights from her exclusive interview today. sara? >> all right. scott, we did talk a lot about mergers and acquisitions. that is a key theme here for these consumer companies as they figure out the new landscape of healthier eating and slower growth. not to mention international head wynns. i did ask irene what she sees if this is an inflection point when it comes to redrawing the consumer industry....
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exclusive with irene rosenfeld, hear her game plan for growing the home of nabisco, cadbury and otherbrands. dow down almost 50 points. goal down to 1212. back in a minute. in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former...