date:May 07, 2014
to other brands.
Hillshire expects pork prices to continue to rise, with margins under pressure in its current fourth quarter.
Despite that, executives nudged higher their 2014 forecasts.
Hillshire expects full-year sales growth to be in the low-single-digit percentage range. It had said sales would be slightly above last year, without giving a figure.
The company also expects full-year earnings per share to be at the high end of its forecast for flat to low-single-digit percentage growth.