date:Jun 14, 2012
n capital employed. Although about 50% of TreeHouses business was pickles as recently as 2006, the category is not considered high-growth, Mr. Riordan said.
Theres not a lot you can do to be good, better, best at a hamburger dill chip, he said. As a result, TreeHouse gradually has diversified its business.
Products such as pasta sauces, jams and jellies fall into the category of items with low return on capital employed but with high growth opportunities. This makes them a good business, Mr. Rio