9 Quotes by William Leach

Patriotism at its best, inspired by a history of shared sacrifice in a shared country, was not racist or exclusionary; it was democratic, civic-minded, and inclusive, devoid of the hatred that so often arises out of communities based on race or ethnicity.

helped disrupt shared cultural memory, undermining community unity and adding to the pressures that have induced millions of Americans, white and black, to leave the cities for the suburbs and small towns.

I think they've been shopping this around for a while,

The operating earnings were disappointing. Everyone (in the industry) is faced with much higher costs than expected.

There's actually been very little buzz on this one. With the other deals, the bankers were leaking information out on seemingly a daily basis to drive up the price. With this, nothing.

The soup volume is a little better this year, but they're still losing market share to Progresso. They need to freshen up the portfolio,

The thing that upsets people is the inaccurate level of expectations they are guiding us down,

It seems to be sensible in a period of consolidating grocery trades. When you go with the entire organization behind you, I'm sure it gets some advantage, but I'm not sure it will make a big difference.

All these consumer companies are floundering around trying to find green ketchup and blue ketchup. In this industry if you get 2 percent growth, that's great.