These consumer stocks have gains ahead

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Tupperware and Newell both sell well-known products worldwide. Tupperware needs to continue to overcome a high U.S. dollar, and Newell needs to complete the successful integration of its recent acquisition. Both, however, offer steady growth prospects and sustainable dividends. TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $70 (New York symbol TUP; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 50.7 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) mainly makes household goods such as plastic food and beverage containers as well as cosmetics and fragrances. It sells these products through 3.2 million independent dealers. That keeps its distribution costs down. The company last raised its quarterly dividend by 9.7% with the April 2014 payment. Investors receive $0.68 per share for an annual rate of $2.72. Tupperware stock yields a high 3.9%. The company gets 76% of its revenue from outside North America, and the high U.S. dollar continues to hurt the contribution of its overseas businesses. In the three months ended…