Dividend Champions: Focus on Food, Beverage and Tobacco

The Dividend Champions spreadsheet and PDF have been updated through 2/28/11 and are available here. N ote that all references to Champions mean companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years. Together, all of these companies may be referred to using the abbreviation “CCC.” This is the seventh in a series of articles focusing on specific industries and isolating the CCC companies within those industries. The first six can be found under my articles page, beginning on March 2. Basic Sustenance and More It's hard to imagine a more basic necessity than food. No matter what the economic conditions or political situation may be, we all have to eat, and there are many familiar brands of food and beverage that are consumed by millions of people every day. So it shouldn't be a surprise... Read more

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