Common $ense

How’s that for a campaign poster?

It always amazes me how candidates running for student government use their campaign as a referendum on Penn Dining; vowing to miraculously make it better. I mean, where in the real world can you be rewarded by making empty, meaningless promises you have no way of delivering on?

Fortunately a dairy and beverage company by the name of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (Ticker: WBD) provides us a more long term way to invest in the future of food…in Russia.

Dominant in the rapidly expanding Eastern European market, I’d argue Penn hasn’t seen such a Russian force since last year’s women’s tennis freshman phenom, and my former Management 100 student, Ekaterina Kosminskaya. ( I taught her everything she knows.) Given the rising real income of eastern Europeans and a lack of market saturation, WBD has many catalysts for future growth.

While some analysts are less enthusiastic in the short term on the stock, there are still gains to be made for the patient who believe in Russia’s long-term growth story.

While on the topic of food, let’s not forget the call I made last semester on Chiquita Brands International (Ticker: CQB) as it rose from under $14 to as high as $19 this summer. That type of money could have paid for a lot of late night drunken Wawa runs. I don’t endorse the stock now, but I recommend their salads for prospective sorority hopefuls looking to get in shape for spring rush. (Look out ladies - it’s less than 12 weeks away).

In case you need more proof that WBD is the real deal, unlike Penn’s freshmen class, they won’t clutter campus with a barrage of ugly signs and shoddily made posters. Apparently arts and crafts was not one of the sections added to the new SAT.

Buy some WBD as a vote of confidence in a candidate that can truly satisfy your tummy.

Common $ense appears every Tuesday and Thursday.

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