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- 2/5/2008
Craftmade Chief Executive Officer Retires
James R. Ridings has informed Craftmade International Inc.'s Board of Directors that he will retire as the company's chief executive officer, effective June 30, 2008. - 2/5/2008
Healthy Food Holdings Deploys TPM Solution
Healthy Food Holdings, a portfolio company known for their "better-for-you" foods, selects MEI as its trade promotion management solution to gain greater visibility into its entire trade spending. - 2/5/2008
Coca-Cola Obtains Share of Honest Tea
The Coca-Cola Company and Honest Tea Inc. have completed an agreement resulting in Coca-Cola holding approximately 40 percent interest in the fast-growing maker of certified organic beverages, including the best-selling Honest Tea - 2/5/2008
Giant Eagle Enhances Assortment Planning
Giant Eagle chooses Galleria to enhance assortment planning and optimize space. - 2/5/2008
SAS Boosts Predictive Analytics Functionality
SAS announces enhancements to its SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Text Miner and SAS Forecast Server software. - 2/5/2008
Easy Gardener Digs into Retailer Data
Easy Gardener Products Inc., a marketer and producer of gardening products, selects Kenosia Corporation's DataAlchemy software solution to help analyze its wealth of commercial data, including retail-specific, point-of-sale data. - 2/5/2008
Levi Strauss & Co. Optimizes Global Supply Chain
Founded in 1853 by Bavarian immigrant Levi Strauss, Levi Strauss & Co. is one of the world's largest brand-name apparel marketers with sales in more than 110 countries. - 2/5/2008
Diageo Buys Stake in Ketel One
Diageo and the Nolet family will form a new 50/50 company, which will own the perpetual exclusive global rights to sell, market and distribute the successful super-premium Ketel One vodka. - 2/5/2008
Alberto-Culver Appoints President of Global Brands
The Alberto-Culver Company appoints Gina Boswell to the position of president of global brands. Reporting to V. James Marino, president and chief executive officer, Boswell will oversee global brands such as Alberto V05, TRESemme, St. Ives and Nexxus, research and development, and consumer insights. - 1/29/2008
NexCen Brands Sweetens Cookie Portfolio
NexCen Brands Inc. has acquired the Great American Cookie Company from Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC for $93.7 million, which consists of approximately $89 million of cash and NexCen common stock valued at approximately $4.7 million.