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- 4/28/2014
Hain Celestial to Acquire Rudi's Organic Bakery
Rudi's offers a range of approximately 60 products including USDA-certified organic breads, buns, bagels, tortillas, wraps and soft pretzels and more. - 4/28/2014
Mondelez Enlists Support for WMS
Mondelez International chooses Longbow Advantage Inc., a provider of JDA WMS and WFM consulting services, to host the JDA Warehouse Management solution. - 4/28/2014
Arla Foods UK Optimizes Retail Field Operations
StayinFront Consumer Goods mobile solution will help to enable Arla to direct and maximize field activities and manage all of its retail execution needs in house. - 4/28/2014
Walmart Asks Suppliers to Deliver Supply Chain Innovation
What does the <a href="http://consumergoods.edgl.com/trends/Top-50-U-S--Retail-Brands-92206">No. 1 U.S. retailer</a> do when it finds gaps and missed opportunities in its supply chain? It joins forces with CEOs from more than a dozen global companies to pledge new commitments that accelerate innovation. The participating suppliers, including Kellogg, Coca-Cola, P&G, Unilever, General Mills and many more, represent more than $100 billion in sales at Walmart. Find out how this retail giant is using its pull to create change from one end of the supply chain to the other. - 4/27/2014
5 Social Media Trends That Might Surprise You
After conducting high-level research into the into the strategies employed by Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Mintel singles out the top five trends in online consumer marketplace behavior this quarter some of which you may never have seen coming. Find out how social media-savvy brands, like Wawa, Apple, Amazon and Lay's, are realizing results by tackling these timely trends. - 4/24/2014
Coke Names CFO; Makes Executive Changes
As announced in February, the new candidate is replacing Gary Fayard who is retiring after 20 years with the company. - 4/24/2014
Galderma Gets a Global Supply Chain Makeover
Galderma, a joint venture between Nestl and LOral, cuts down inventory in global supply chain after rolling out TXT Sales & Operations Planning software. - 4/22/2014
Lacoste Selects Omnichannel Retail Operations Tool
With Manhattans technology, Lacoste is expected to be able to deliver a consistent brand and unified shopping experience to its customers. - 4/21/2014
TreeHouse to Buy Protenergy Natural Foods
TreeHouse has agreed to pay Whitecastle Investments Limited, Whitecap Venture Partners and others CAD $170 million (approximately US $150 million) in cash for the business, subject to an adjustment for working capital. - 4/21/2014
Hillshire Brands to Acquire Van's Natural Foods
Hillshire Brands will pay $165 million for Vans, which is expected to have net revenues of approximately $60 million in calendar year 2014.