Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roderick A. Palmore and C. Steven McMillan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capabilities to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sara Lee Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2002, and any and all amendments thereto and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue himself.

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roderick A. Palmore and C. Steven McMillan, and each of them, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capabilities to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sara Lee Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2002, and any and all amendments thereto and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue herself.

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roderick A. Palmore and C. Steven McMillan, each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capabilities to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sara Lee Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2002, and any and all amendments thereto and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue himself.