Consumer Affairs & Relations

John (Jack) F. Smith Jr. announces his retirement while Kenneth I. Chenault is appointed to the board of directors.

Capri Sun becomes part of the Kraft Foods Sensible Solution product line with 25 percent less sugar in its juices.

Hallmark Cards Inc., a company in the gift wrap industry for 91 years, introduces its newest innovation: Adhesive Gift Wrap.

Nestle establishes the Chocolate Centre of Excellence, the company'sfirst R&D facility entirely dedicated to the development of premiumand luxury chocolate.

Recalls can be dangerous for the consumer, but they are also downright detrimental to the consumer goods companies involved as consumers abandon a recalled brand for another in the interim, or worse, for life. CGT asks analysts from AMR Research, Hitachi Consulting and IBM to identify the primary causes of product recalls and how your company can monitor external production operations to thwart those causes.

Bacardi renews a contract to market DISARONNO after the 10 year anniversary of its distribution agreement the company.

Record-high feeding costs forces Pilgrim's Pride to continue weekly processing reduction of chicken, following previously announced closing of plant.

Frito-Lay answers the number one consumer request by creating Pinch of Salt, a line of snack chips with 30 percent to 50 percent less sodium.