Corporate Governance

Jarden Corporation, a provider of niche consumer products with brands including First Alert, Coleman and Oster, announced the initiation of "Operation Careers for Veterans."

THE MERGER AND ACQUISITION (M&A) trend continued through 2006, impacting a large number of technology providers that service the consumer goods (CG) industry.

Pfizer Inc. deploys Pilgrim Software's SmartAudit solution at its New York City headquarters.

In a recent survey commissioned by Sara Lee Food & Beverage, 73 percent of consumers incorrectly identified their bread as 100 percent whole wheat when it actually has similar nutritional make-up to traditional white bread.

7-Eleven Inc. announces winners of its 2006 Retailer Initiative Awards, which formally recognize those suppliers that excelled at helping 7-Eleven meet its convenience customers' changing needs through team merchandising, demandchain solutions, cost of goods, category management and contributing to creative advertising and promotional programs.

Nestl employs close to 250,000 people and maintains factories or operations in almost every country in the world.

As General Mills began planning a recent expansion to its corporate campus in Minneapolis, Minn., the company's IS team realized it was the perfect time to implement new functionality and performance into its existing HP ProCurve network.

Georgia Pacific, one of the world's largest manufacturers of tissue, paper, packaging and other consumer products, selects ToolsGroup's DPM Inventory Optimization Solution to optimize customer service to a diverse customer base, while simultaneously reducing inventory and operating costs.