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- 3/3/2015
Target Slashes Jobs, Invests $1B in Supply Chain
Target is strengthening its efforts to become a channel-agnostic retailer with mobile serving as the "front door" to its brand, while cutting thousands of jobs is part of a plan to save $2 billion over two years. - 3/3/2015
Southern Wine & Spirits Reveal New Exec Roles
Southern Wine & Spirits announced two key appointments within the company last week: Barry Goldberg will serve as SVP commercial & operations value management and realization, and Ann Dozier will serve as SVP and CIO. - 3/3/2015
Top 7 Manufacturing Predictions for 2015
The IDC Manufacturing Predictions for 2015 identifies seven essential drivers that shape the IT investments manufacturers are making in 2015. These drivers are the keys to making short-term as well as long-term strategic decisions. Find out what will have the greatest impact on investment. - 3/2/2015
Mondelez Sells Betabox Start-Up to VaynerMedia
Mondelez International has sold Betabox, LLC to VaynerMedia as part of its Mobile Futures initiative to create and incubate new mobile ventures in 90 days. - 3/2/2015
Mondelez Sells Japanese Coffee Venture to Ajinomoto
Mondelez International will sell its 50 percent interest in Ajinomoto General Foods to its joint venture partner, Ajinomoto Co, as part of its ongoing efforts to further focus its portfolio on snacking products. - 3/2/2015
Hershey Appoints New CFO
In September Hershey announced the retirement of CFO David Tacka. Last week the company named Patricia Little to succeed him, effective March 16. - 2/25/2015
Top 6 Retail Trends to Watch in 2015
2014 was an exciting year in retail. Consumers are back, new technologies are blossoming, and omnichannel content curation is a top priority. Here are the Top 5 areas to watch in 2015. - 2/24/2015
Campbell's Top 10 Influential Food Trends of 2015
Campbell's Culinary & Baking Institute released its second annual Culinary TrendScape -- a trend report tracking the top 10 influential food themes for 2015, including Filipino Flavors, Regional Barbecue and Bread Revival. - 2/24/2015
Innovate to Invigorate
<em>CGT</em>'s Industry Liaison, Werner Graf, provides some lesser-known resources for innovation including how to match your customers' pain points with the right technology, for success. - 2/24/2015
Campbell's to Drive $200M in Cost Savings
Campbell's shared its new cost reduction plan as well as an initiative to simplify its organization structure to improve agility in the marketplace. The company expects these to generate annual cost savings of $200 million over a three-year period.