General Mills, Inc. (GIS), B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS), ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG): These Stocks Belong in Your Shopping Cart

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) increased net sales by 8% in fiscal 2012, and rewarded its shareholders by raising the dividend by 4% last year. ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG)’s $1 per share dividend represents a nearly 3% yield for new investors.

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Although consumer staples and food companies don’t get much attention from the financial media, the truth is that some of the best stocks over long periods of time have come from these industries, and it’s not hard to see why.

Companies with recession-resistant businesses, whose products are piled into the grocery carts of millions of consumers every day regardless of the prevailing economic climate. In turn, these companies reward their shareholders with reliable dividends that are increased on a regular basis.

Whereas the financial media obsesses over the hot stocks of the day, touting the next technology start-up that promises to change the world and mint instant millionaires overnight, the reality is that for most retail investors, slow-and-steady is the best way to long-term prosperity. If that sounds appealing to you, the stocks in this article might be perfect for you.

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