Consumer Affairs & Relations

The Coca-Cola Company pledges to lead its global beverage operations, including those of its franchise bottlers, to replace the water it uses in its beverages and their production.

Cereal maker Kellogg Co. names Procter & Gamble Co. executive Robert A. Steele to its board, effective July 1. Steele is vice chairman, global health and well-being at Procter & Gamble.

In an effort to help consumers more easily identify better-for-you pasta products that truly offer real whole grain nutrition, American Italian Pasta Company (AIPC), the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, has reintroduced its Mueller's, Heartland and Golden Grain multi grain pasta lines under a whole grain banner.

The Procter & Gamble Company announces that beginning in September it will convert its entire portfolio of liquid laundry detergents to a "2X" concentrated formulation.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. names Douglas Palmer, Safeway's former vice president of consumer brands, as vce president of its own brands.

Crocs Inc. enters into a licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment Inc. to produce Crocs footwear and Jibbitz charms featuring characters ripped from the pages of Marvel's comic books, including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man and The X-Men.

The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announce some business unit realignments and associated changes to its executive management structure effective July 1, 2007.

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. announces changes in four key management positions.