Consumer Affairs & Relations

Record sales in 2011 prove that the H.J. Heinz Company's investments in emerging markets and innovation are working as key growth enablers, even in a deteriorating economy.

Chiquita will begin by placing the MyPlate icon on its healthy snacking products across North America to point consumers to the place where they can get science-based nutrition guidance.

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.

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?

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

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.