Corporate Governance

The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo, and Tiger Woods are collaborating to develop Tiger-inspired sports performance beverages for athletes at all levels.

Zebra Technologies Corporation agrees to acquire all of the shares of Navis Holdings LLC, a global solutions provider for managing logistics, assets, inventories and cargo flows across the supply chain, for approximately $145 million in cash, subject to applicable post-closing adjustments.

Cosmetics is among the fastest-moving markets in the consumer goods sector.

Scott Bader, a U.K.-based producer of composite and specialty polymer resins, enlists Sopheon's Accolade product life cycle management solution to enhance product innovation and portfolio management processes.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's consumer tissue and baby and child care businesses are notifying customers of plans to raise prices in the United States during the first quarter of 2008.

As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Sara Lee Corporation, the producer of coffee flagship brands such as Douwe Egberts, Merrild, Maison du Cafe and Marcilla, is doubling its worldwide procurement of sustainable coffee.

SAP announced this week that it will acquire Business Objects for $6.8 billion.

SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company intend to combine the U.S. and Puerto Rico operations of their respective subsidiaries, Miller and Coors, in a joint venture to create a stronger, brand-led U.S. brewer with the scale, resources and distribution platform to compete more effectively in the increasingly competitive U.S. marketplace.