Warren Buffett has invested in multiple businesses such as Apple, Coca-Cola, Amazon and American Express. However, his “dream business” isn’t one on the Fortune 500, but a small candy company called See’s Candies which he bought for $25 million in 1972.
Since then, See’s Candies has generated over $2 billion in income for Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s conglomerate. As a cash cow for Berkshire, Warren uses See’s profits to invest in other quality companies. For example, he bought more than $1 billion worth of Coca-Cola shares in 1988, a position that’s worth $25 billion today.
With its strong brand recognition in the West Coast, notably California, the chocolate maker sees a stable annual demand for its products thanks to its strong brand-loyalty moat. This gives See’s Candies an edge over its competitors despite frequent price hikes.
Charlie Munger, Buffett’s long-time business partner, once said that they could raise prices by 10% a year and no one would care!
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How to invest like Berkshire Hathaway
Although See’s Candies is not a publicly traded company, you can still invest in Berkshire Hathaway’s stock holdings if you’re a fan of Warren Buffett’s investing philosophy.
As of March 2022, Berkshire’s top 10 holdings now include:
- Bank of America
- Apple
- Coca-Cola
- Kraft Heinz
- Occidental Petroleum
- Chevron
- American Express
- U.S. Bancorp
- HP
- Nu Holdings
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