Consumer Affairs & Relations

Jones Soda Co. Founder Peter van Stolk will step down from his position as chairman of the board of directors and as chief executive officer at the end of the year.

Crayola turns consumer insights into consumer needs

Anheuser-Busch's management reviewed the company's strategies and reaffirmed expectation for earnings per share growth to exceed its 7 percent to 10 percent longterm objective for the full year of 2007.

Kara Romanow catches up with Peter Hatch, Sr. director, Trade Marketing Application & Processes for RJ Reynolds, to discern how the role of the consumer goods sales representative has evolved.

The environment is increasingly on consumers' radar screens, according to the 22nd Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends, commissioned by Deloitte.

New York-based Nefeli Corporation, a company specializing in applying Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts to skincare, has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against Estee Lauder Inc. and its affiliate Origins Natural Resources Inc. for breach of contract and fraud.

To offer better consumer experience, stronger shelf presence, enhanced economics and a reduced impact on the environment, MeadWestvaco Corporation enters into a licensing agreement for Natralock security packaging products with Packaging Graphics LLC, a division of The MATLET Group.

According to the Associated Press, The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will not advertise its brands in newspapers or consumer magazines next year.