Consumer Affairs & Relations

The majority of households report worsened finances and anticipate a rising unemployment rate during the year ahead. The sinking economy has made consumers more defensive, favoring spending cutbacks rather using savings or debt.

SABMiller is taking its offer straight to Fosters shareholders after the Board of Directors rejected a similar proposal in June.

An overwhelming majority of Walmart shoppers no longer believe that it has the lowest prices. While the world's largest retailer is certainly not going to disappear, it seems to no longer dominate the U.S. retail landscape. Should consumer product companies re-evaluate the way they do business with Walmart?

Having successfully executed its transformation plan, and 18 months into the Cadbury integration, the company has built a global snacking platform and a North American grocery business that now differ in their future strategic priorities, growth profiles and operational focus. So whats the logical thing to do? Spin off of the North American grocery business.

The former Avon vice president will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the brand's growth strategy and global business development.

Campbell's new business strategy will focus on expansion of the company's category platforms in its three core categories of simple meals, baked snacks and healthy beverages.

2010 marked the third consecutive year that chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the United States took a reduction in total compensation. By comparison, this year's Forbes.com list of The Worlds Billionaires broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). Find out which food and beverage billionaires topped this list.