What Happened To Sara Lee?

Overview

You probably know Sara Lee from the famous advertising jingle: “Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee,” and you probably assume that jingle refers to the company’s cakes, pies, and frozen baked goods. But while it may have started out as a baked goods company, over time Sara Lee grew into a massive conglomerate that owned businesses selling pantyhose, shoe polish, sausages, Wonderbras, and much more. In this episode of Weird History Food, we look into the strange history of Sara Lee to figure out how the brand got its name, how its expansion turned one of America's most recognizable food brands into one of the weirdest conglomerates in corporate history, and why that growth may not have been great for business.