Exhibit (a)(11)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sara Lee Corporation
Media:      Julie Ketay, 312.558.8727
Analysts:   Aaron Hoffman, 312.558.8739

or

The Earthgrains Company
Media:      Matt Hall, 314.259.7223
Analysts:   Molly Salky, 314.259.7018


Sara Lee Corporation and the Earthgrains Company Receive European
Commission Antitrust Clearance

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2001--Sara Lee Corporation announced
today that the European Commission has approved Sara Lee's acquisition of
The Earthgrains Company. The European Commission's decision was the sole
remaining regulatory approval required for the acquisition. Sara Lee's
tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Earthgrains common stock
is currently scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, August 7,
2001.

Earthgrains, which generated sales of nearly $2.6 billion in fiscal 2001,
operates fresh-bakery and refrigerated-dough businesses in the United
States and Europe. Earthgrains is the second-largest producer of fresh
packaged bread and baked goods in the United States, operating 61 bakeries.
Major company-owned brands include Earth Grains, IronKids, Grant's Farm,
Colonial and Rainbo.

Sara Lee Corporation is a global branded consumer packaged goods company
with approximately $17.5 billion in annual revenues. Its leading brands
include Sara Lee, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Kiwi, Hanes and Playtex.

This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an
offer to sell securities. Sara Lee has filed a tender offer statement with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Earthgrains has filed a
solicitation/recommendation statement with respect to the offer.
Shareholders of Earthgrains are urged to read both the tender offer
statement (including the offer to purchase and related letter of
transmittal) and the solicitation/recommendation statement because they
contain important information about the offer. These documents are
available to shareholders of Earthgrains at no charge and are also
available for free at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.


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