“Canned soup, processed meat and cereal may not be high-tech or trendy businesses. But investors are eating them up.” Today’s article highlights the fact that “nine food, beverage, tobacco and restaurant stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 1500 index… have soared 15% or more this year….” As well, more broadly, “the 68 stocks in these food categories…have gained an average of 4.4% in 2016 and nearly two-thirds of those 68 stocks are up during a period that has challenged the rest of the market.” What attributes of food stocks make them appealing to investors? What are the nine best-performing S&P 1500 food and restaurant stocks this year? CLICK HERE to find out.