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- 6/20/2011
Foster's Group Rejects SABMiller Proposal
On June 20, 2011, Foster's Group Limited received and promptly rejected an unsolicited, non-binding and conditional proposal from SABMiller plc to acquire all of Foster's shares. - 6/20/2011
Kraft Brand Hits Billion-Dollar Status
<div>Tang, one of the 10 power brands, has been an important part of profitable growth for Kraft Foods in developing markets.</div><br /> - 6/20/2011
Walmart to Open 400 More Mid-Sized Stores
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to accelerate the opening of mid-sized Neighborhood Market stores based on a positive ROI seen from 185 existing stores. Plus, where will new Walmart Express stores pop up next?<br /> - 6/20/2011
All-Clad Enables Demand Planning at Key Retailers
<div>All-Clad plans to make use of demand planning and production dashboards to improve inventory management, store detailing and product lifecycle management at its key retailers, which include Williams Sonoma, Macys and Bloomingdales.</div><br /> - 6/14/2011
Sara Lee Changes Spin-Off Plans
A decision has been made for Sara Lee to spin off its International Coffee and Tea business, rather than spinning off the North American business. <br /> - 6/14/2011
Fonterra Optimizes Predictive Analytics
Fonterra will implement a SignalDemand solution partnered by IBM Global Business Services as part of the IBM Consumer Products Industry Framework. - 6/14/2011
Sundance Completes PLM Implementation
Working with the Product Specification and Calendar Management modules of Centric 8 PLM, Sundance completed implementation in 11 weeks.<br /> - 6/14/2011
PepsiCo Tests Reduced-Sugar Cola Innovation
<div>Pepsi NEXT leverages both the formulation expertise of PepsiCo's R&D team and Pepsi's understanding of the evolving preferences of U.S. consumers.</div><br /> - 6/14/2011
Maidenform Finds Best Fit with RFID
<div>The apparel manufacturer selects Cybra Corporations EdgeMagic solution to implement item-level RFID tagging.</div><br /> - 6/14/2011
Kellogg Details Trade Promotion Optimization Project
Here's how Kellogg Company approached using advanced analytics and demand data to model promotion variables.