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B&G Foods - Restructuring The Balance Sheet
Crunching Numbers • Thu, May 23
B&G Foods Announces a Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Its 7.625% Senior Notes Due 2018

Business Wire (Mon, 7:54AM)
B&G Foods Announces Public Offering of Senior Notes

Business Wire (Mon, 7:53AM)
B&G Foods Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (May 16, 2013)
5 Cool Consumer Defensive Dogs Dig 6.37% To 73.7% Gains In April
Fredrik Arnold • Tue, May 14
B&G Foods Secretive Acquisition Of TrueNorth Brand
Crunching Numbers • Mon, May 13 • 4 Comments
B&G Foods Acquires the TrueNorth® Brand from DeMet’s Candy Company

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
9 Top Consumer Goods Dogs Pursue 3.8% To 38% Gains In April
Fredrik Arnold • Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
Yield, Value, Safety With Consumer Staples - Redux
John D. Thomason • Wed, May 1 • 14 Comments
B&G Foods - The Case Of The Missing Dividend
Crunching Numbers • Tue, Apr 30 • 13 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - Apple: Show Me The Money (4/23/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Apr 24 • 3 Comments
The Value Created At B&G Foods
Casey Hoerth • Sun, Apr 21 • 17 Comments
B&G Foods Serves Up A Solid First Quarter
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Apr 19 • 14 Comments
B&G Foods Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 18
B&G Foods Reports Strong First Quarter Net Sales and Earnings Growth

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Seasonings Introduces New, Interactive Website Featuring Thousands of Sodium-Conscious Recipes

Business Wire (Apr 16, 2013)
B&G Foods Announces First Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire (Apr 9, 2013)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Chef Aarón Sánchez and Ortega® Serve Up Flavor and Simplicity with Mexican Meals Made Easy™ Campaign

Business Wire (Apr 2, 2013)
Elite Dogs Chase 5.9% To 59.6% Gains In March Consumer Defensive Sector
Fredrik Arnold • Wed, Mar 27
Dividend Investors - Don't Just Stand There - Do Something
Bob Wells • Fri, Mar 22 • 344 Comments

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B&G Foods - Restructuring The Balance Sheet
Crunching Numbers • Thu, May 23
B&G Foods Secretive Acquisition Of TrueNorth Brand
Crunching Numbers • Mon, May 13 • 4 Comments
B&G Foods - The Case Of The Missing Dividend
Crunching Numbers • Tue, Apr 30 • 13 Comments
The Value Created At B&G Foods
Casey Hoerth • Sun, Apr 21 • 17 Comments
B&G Foods Serves Up A Solid First Quarter
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Apr 19 • 14 Comments
B&G Foods Loses Value On Declining Volumes
Crunching Numbers • Thu, Feb 28 • 18 Comments
Buy B&G Foods' Recent Pullback For Dividends And Growth
Travis Giarde • Wed, Feb 20 • 18 Comments
B&G Foods Loves Its Shareholders
Crunching Numbers • Tue, Feb 12 • 4 Comments
B&G Foods: Solid Third Quarter
Zacks Investment Research • Tue, Jan 1 • 1 Comment
B & G Foods: Raising Dividends While Reducing Leverage
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Dec 14, 2012 • 4 Comments
B&G Foods Altering Strategy
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Nov 30, 2012 • 31 Comments
B&G Foods - Recent Price Weakness May Provide Buying Opportunity
Crunching Numbers • Mon, Oct 15, 2012 • 9 Comments
Is Another Acquisition On The Horizon For B&G Foods?
Crunching Numbers • Thu, Oct 4, 2012 • 29 Comments
Is B&G Foods Set For A Dividend Increase?
Crunching Numbers • Tue, Sep 25, 2012
B&G Foods Culver Acquisition Drives Q2 Growth
Crunching Numbers • Wed, Jul 25, 2012
Earnings Preview: B&G Foods
Vytautas Drumelis • Tue, Jul 17, 2012
B&G Foods: Buy, Sell Or Hold?
Crunching Numbers • Fri, Jun 15, 2012 • 20 Comments
B&G Foods Increases Presence In Wal-Mart
Crunching Numbers • Mon, Jun 4, 2012 • 4 Comments
More Information On Cramer Recommended B&G Foods
Chris Katje • Tue, May 29, 2012 • 6 Comments
B&G Foods Begins Year With Solid Q1
Crunching Numbers • Thu, Apr 26, 2012 • 6 Comments

5 Cool Consumer Defensive Dogs Dig 6.37% To 73.7% Gains In April
Fredrik Arnold • Tue, May 14
9 Top Consumer Goods Dogs Pursue 3.8% To 38% Gains In April
Fredrik Arnold • Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
Yield, Value, Safety With Consumer Staples - Redux
John D. Thomason • Wed, May 1 • 14 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - Apple: Show Me The Money (4/23/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Apr 24 • 3 Comments
Elite Dogs Chase 5.9% To 59.6% Gains In March Consumer Defensive Sector
Fredrik Arnold • Wed, Mar 27
Dividend Investors - Don't Just Stand There - Do Something
Bob Wells • Fri, Mar 22 • 344 Comments
Top 9 March Consumer Goods Dogs Retrieve 4% To 41% Gains
Fredrik Arnold • Wed, Mar 20 • 3 Comments
Hedge Funds Have A Craving For 6 Health Food Stocks
Kapitall • Mon, Mar 18
Yahoo Sector Dogs Sport 7% To 17% Gains In February
Fredrik Arnold • Thu, Feb 14 • 10 Comments
Valuations Just Aren't Compelling Up Here
Casey Hoerth • Mon, Jan 21 • 12 Comments
I'm Staying With PepsiCo, For Now
Casey Hoerth • Mon, Dec 3, 2012 • 32 Comments
Going Long During The Fiscal Cliff Possibility
Jim Fish • Thu, Nov 29, 2012 • 5 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - May The Salesforce Be With You (11/20/12)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 3 Comments
Which Of These 4 Food Companies Should You Buy Today?
Richard Evans • Fri, Nov 2, 2012 • 6 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - How Low Can Chipotle Go? (10/22/12)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 1 Comment
Cramer's Mad Money - The Case of General Mills' Missing Market Share (9/24/12)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Tue, Sep 25, 2012
Cramer's Lightning Round - AIG Came Out Smelling Like A Rose (9/11/12)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Sep 12, 2012 • 10 Comments
Flower Foods - Increasing The Dividend Butter On Your Bread
Guraaf • Fri, Aug 17, 2012 • 9 Comments
Don't Assume Anything From Ultra-Low Interest Rates
Adam Aloisi • Sat, Jul 28, 2012 • 96 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - Barbie Beats The Boy Toys (7/24/12)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Jul 25, 2012 • 3 Comments

B&G Foods Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 18
B&G Foods' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 14 • 1 Comment
B&G Foods' CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Earnings Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 1 Comment
B&G Foods' CEO Presents at Barclays Back-to-School Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Sep 6, 2012
B&G Foods Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 19, 2012
B&G Foods, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jul 28, 2009
B&G Foods, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Nov 17, 2008
B&G Foods, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Jul 28, 2008
B&G Foods Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 6, 2008

B&G Foods Announces a Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Its 7.625% Senior Notes Due 2018

Business Wire (Mon, 7:54AM)
B&G Foods Announces Public Offering of Senior Notes

Business Wire (Mon, 7:53AM)
B&G Foods Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (May 16, 2013)
B&G Foods Acquires the TrueNorth® Brand from DeMet’s Candy Company

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Cramer: If Recovery Stalls, This Stock Still Thrives

at CNBC.com (Apr 23, 2013)
B&G Foods Reports Strong First Quarter Net Sales and Earnings Growth

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
Mrs. Dash® Salt-Free Seasonings Introduces New, Interactive Website Featuring Thousands of Sodium-Conscious Recipes

Business Wire (Apr 16, 2013)
B&G Foods Announces First Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire (Apr 9, 2013)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Chef Aarón Sánchez and Ortega® Serve Up Flavor and Simplicity with Mexican Meals Made Easy™ Campaign

Business Wire (Apr 2, 2013)
Cramer's IPO Watch: Will Pinnacle Be a High Point?

at CNBC.com (Mar 25, 2013)
B&G Foods Announces Correction to Dividend Record Date

Business Wire (Feb 28, 2013)
B&G Foods Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Feb 27, 2013)
B&G Foods Reports Strong Net Sales and Earnings Growth for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012

Business Wire (Feb 14, 2013)
B&G Foods Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire (Feb 1, 2013)
B&G Foods Announces Tax Treatment of Common Stock Dividends Paid in 2012

Business Wire (Jan 18, 2013)
B&G Foods to Present at Investor Conferences in January

Business Wire (Jan 10, 2013)
Crock-Pot® Seasoning Mixes Bring Holiday Cheer to Crockin’ in the USA Contest Winner with Free Groceries for a Year

Business Wire (Dec 20, 2012)
Static Guard® Teams Up with Soyon An, “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” Award-Winning Costume Designer and Stylist

Business Wire (Dec 13, 2012)
B&G Foods Announces Partial Redemption of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018

Business Wire (Nov 27, 2012)
B&G Foods to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Leveraged Finance Conference

Business Wire (Nov 23, 2012)

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Company Description

B&G Foods manufactures, sells and distributes a diverse portfolio of branded, high quality, shelf-stable food products, many of which have leading regional or national market shares. In general, we position our branded products to appeal to the consumer desiring a high quality and reasonably... More

Sector: Consumer Goods

Industry: Processed & Packaged Goods

Country: United States

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Friday, May 17, 8:10 AM B&G Foods (BGS) declares $0.29/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.73%. For shareholders of record June 28. Payable July 30. Ex-div date June 28. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, May 7, 8:24 AM B&G Foods (BGS) buys the TrueNorth brand from DeMet's Candy Company for an undisclosed amount. It continues a trend by the company of beefing up its snacks portfolio through acquisitions. Comment! [Consumer, M&A]
Friday, April 19, 10:43 AM B&G Foods (BGS +6.2%) posts strong gains after the company raises its FY13 EBITDA guidance. When asked about the company's upbeat outlook on the earnings call, CEO David Wenner noted that "the return to some volume growth makes us more confident." Wenner also said (in response to a Wells Fargo analyst) that the decline in gross margins for its Mrs. Dash brand was likely temporary. Overall, gross margins fell to 34.4% from 36.1%. (transcript) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, April 18, 5:53 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: RH +8%. IMRS +6%. BGS +5%. CPHD +5%. PRLB +5%.
After-hours top losers: AIRM -15%. CIE -6%. LSCC -5%. AMD -5%. TAHO -4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, April 18, 4:17 PM B&G Foods (BGS): Q1 EPS of $0.37 in-line. Revenue of $171.2M (+8.8% Y/Y) beats by $0.89M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Consumer]
Thursday, April 18, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, ALGN, AMD, BGS, CBST, CE, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, GOOG, IBM, ISRG, LSCC, MSFT, RMBS, VMI, WIT Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 17, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, ALGN, AMD, BGS, CBST, CE, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, GOOG, IBM, ISRG, LSCC, MSFT, RMBS, VMI, WIT Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, March 4, 8:00 AM Piper Jaffray sees the current weakness in Overweight-rated B&G Foods (BGS) as a buying opportunity. The food company could make an accretive acquisition in the near future as consolidation continues to heat up in the sector. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, February 28, 6:30 AM B&G Foods (BGS) revised the record date for the dividend declared on Feb. 27 to Mar. 28 from Mar. 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, February 27, 6:54 PM B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) declares $0.29/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.97%. For shareholders of record Mar. 29. Payable Apr. 30. Ex-div date Mar. 27. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 14, 5:46 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: QLIK +14%. HLF +13%. DTLK +12%. TFM +9%. HSP +9%.
After-hours top losers: LOGM -22%. ACTV -10%. A -8%. BGS -7%. ASGN -5%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Thursday, February 14, 4:11 PM B&G Foods (BGS): Q4 EPS of $0.32 misses by $0.07. Revenue of $173.7M (+15.8% Y/Y) misses by $7M. BGS -5.9% AH. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move]
Thursday, February 14, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: A, ACTV, BGS, BRCD, CBS, CRAY, ELLI, GG, HMA, KEG, KYAK, MXWL, NR, PCYC, QLIK, VVC, WRI Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, February 13, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: A, ACTV, BGS, BRCD, CBS, CRAY, ELLI, GG, HMA, KEG, KYAK, MXWL, NR, PCYC, QLIK, VVC, WRI Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, January 9, 12:44 PM B&G Foods (BGS +5.3%) moves higher after Piper Jaffray ups its rating on the food company to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $34. Analysts think the company has enough firepower to pull the trigger on some accretive acquisitions. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, November 9, 2012, 10:52 AM A move by Unilever (UL +0.1%) to shop its Skippy peanut butter brand is starting to draw some interest, according to report. Interested bidders could include both ConAgra (CAG +0.7%) and B&G Foods (BGS -0.7%). Comment! [Consumer]

Energysystems
$BGS down 10% in AH trading. Wouldn't mind getting into it in the mid 20s.
Feb 14, 4:23 PM
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Energysystems: It's bottomed 3 times between 27.21-28.13 since October, I wouldn't be suprised if that bottom is tested again. If that breaks, we could...
Feb 16, 10:04 AM
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Energysystems: see 26.13 tested. It's still sporting a 25.16 PE, which is too lofty for the lack of growth, and it's overvalued to it's peers.
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Michael Bryant
RailAmerica (RA), B&G Foods (BGS), & Monster Beverage (MNST) rose Monday on unusual volume.
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Michael Bryant
Valspar (VAL), Align Technology (ALGN), B&G Foods (BGS), PPG Industries (PPG), & NetScout Systems (NTCT) rose Friday on unusual volume.
7/22/12
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Dr. Kris
Boring is beautiful: Consumer staples (XLY, MO, BGS), utes (DTE, SRE, NU), and sort-of-ute telecoms (VZ, T) are finding div-seeking luv.
6/14/12
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sethmcs: Boring is starting to get overpriced. Considering selling covered calls on T, MO & BMY
6/15/12
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Dr. Kris: Good point. Although some of these have run up a lot recently, longer term charts show that all have room to rally further.
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Best Yielding Dividend Stocks At New Highs + http://stks.co/e0Ju + $AGNC $NLY $PVD $MO $CORR $BIP $BGS $DEST $DPS $HTLF $SHW $EXPE $PRGO
6/13/12
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Chris Katje
B&G Foods (BGS) CEO on Mad Money Wednesday night once again. Look for a nice increase tomorrow morning. http://seekingalpha.com/a/dbq1
5/30/12
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Michael Bryant
AFC Enterprises (AFCE), Mattress Firm Holding (MFRM), AutoZone (AZO), B&G Foods (BGS), & Targa Resources (TRGP) rose Friday on unusual vol.
5/27/12
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Jim Van Meerten
BGS - 80% Barchart short term technical sell signal- 7.71% off 1 year high-Relative Strength Index 47.10%
3/3/12
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Michael Bryant
FIRST REPUBLIC BANK (FRC), Altisource (ASPS), B&G Foods (BGS), magicJack (CALL), & Atlas Energy (ATLS) is rising Friday on unusual volume.
2/17/12
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vinyal
BGS nice move. Long
2/17/12
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Energysystems
$BGS down 10% in AH trading. Wouldn't mind getting into it in the mid 20s.
Feb 14, 4:23 PM
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Energysystems: It's bottomed 3 times between 27.21-28.13 since October, I wouldn't be suprised if that bottom is tested again. If that breaks, we could...
Feb 16, 10:04 AM
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Energysystems: see 26.13 tested. It's still sporting a 25.16 PE, which is too lofty for the lack of growth, and it's overvalued to it's peers.
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Dr. Kris
Boring is beautiful: Consumer staples (XLY, MO, BGS), utes (DTE, SRE, NU), and sort-of-ute telecoms (VZ, T) are finding div-seeking luv.
6/14/12
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sethmcs: Boring is starting to get overpriced. Considering selling covered calls on T, MO & BMY
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Dr. Kris: Good point. Although some of these have run up a lot recently, longer term charts show that all have room to rally further.
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Boatyzaffa
On Halloween, I highly recommended a trade (something I rarely do) It was the following, "Buy ten BGS 22.50 calls @ 0.35 Max risk: $350...
11/14/11
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mb2: What's the story?
11/14/11
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Boatyzaffa: mb2- here's an article with the story of what's behind the stock's recent price action http://seekingalpha.com/a/6kch
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Boatyzaffa
buy ten Nov BGS 22.50 calls @ 0.35
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa: Current Price of BGS is $21.17
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa: starting to move up higher into the close; current price 21.40
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa
still watching BGS, if it hits 21.25, I'll buy 1,000 shares again
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa: same result as earlier today here bought at 21.25, sold at 21.37. Looking to buy 1,000 again if it hit 21.25
10/31/11
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John Rayhall: Nice one :) Looks strong.
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa
buy 100 BGS @ 21.25
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa: Gotta cynch my stop up, don't want to let this profit slip away. stop @ 21.39
10/31/11
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Boatyzaffa: closed at 21.38
10/31/11
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bigazul
3 favorites, 3 sectors, 3 breakouts: BGS, SWN, WM. Own all.
10/24/11
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bigazul: Long-term diversification to me.
10/24/11
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bigazul: Earnings are just about always disappointing, but it keeps on plugging. I just one of those stocks.
10/24/11
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