Corporate Governance

On the business side, we review the performance of the Top 100 consumer goods companies in our annual Consumer Goods Registry

Kraft Foods Inc. signed final agreements to acquire the global biscuit business of Groupe Danone for EUR 5.3 billion in cash subject to purchase price adjustments.

Mary Beth West has been appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO) of Kraft Foods Inc., effective immediately.

Imperial Sugar signs an exclusive agreement with Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) to become the first sugar company to use RFID-enabled plastic pallets to deliver products to customers.

Mary Beth West has been appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO) of Kraft Foods Inc., effective immediately.

Dean Foods Company appoints Gregg A. Tanner to the position of executive vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective November 5.

EDS, a global technology services provider, announces an expanded agreement with SAP AG whereby SAP will support EDS in the strategic expansion of its global SAP application-based consulting practice.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC) will extend its Livelink ECM solution with Livelink ECM - Internal Controls from Open Text Corporation to manage the company's financial information and help address Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance.