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# Dividend Growth Investor: The Illusion of Choice in Consumer Goods
- URL: https://www.smartinvestingsociety.com/dividend-growth-investor-the-illusion-of-choice-in-consumer-goods/
- Published: 2024-04-12T12:09:30.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-12T12:09:30.000Z
- Author: Smart Investing
- Tags: Income investing, Stock Picks, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 15:32

Investors have the ability to invest in any number of great brands. A brand tends to have buying power, in that they sell for slightly higher than a generic equivalent. And when inflation trends higher, these brands can raise their prices. That allows them to stay profitable in any environment.

Today, a dozen companies own over 550 of the world’s leading food and beverage brands. This limits total consumer choice, but it also creates a potential basket of great investments.

It’s no surprise that many of these companies tend to also be great long-term holdings. They offer steady growth combined with a history of dividend growth.

For instance, beverage and snack giant **PepsiCo (PEP)** has now increased its dividend for the past 51 years.

Plus, it has a 10-year dividend growth rate of 8.1%. With a current yield of 3%, investors can likely see further growth in that payout in the decades ahead.

Another consumer goods giant is **Mondelez International (MDLZ)**. They’ve grown their dividend every year since they were spun off 12 years ago.

Shares pay a lower 2.5% yield. But the growth story is far better, with an 11.3% increase on average over the past 10 years.

With a dozen names to choose from, most of these companies pay dividends above the market average. But even better, they grow them at a faster rate.

[To view the full list of consumer brand giants, click here.](https://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2021/07/the-illusion-of-choice-in-consumer-goods.html?ref=smartinvestingsociety.com)