By 2016, the dedicated e-commerce site will feature approximately 500 items from apparel and jewelry, to stationery and accessories by more than 20,000 women in nearly two dozen countries.
In addition, through this transaction, Coca-Cola FEMSA will become the owner of a 13.2 percent stake in Promotora Industrial Azucarera, S.A. de C.V. ("PIASA"), a participant in the Mexican sugar industry.
The new global platform pays tribute to the millions of women that consider Bare Escentuals to be as much about peer-to-peer community as it is about beauty products.
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.
In conjunction with the transaction, Sunsweet formed a wholly-owned subsidiary named Disruptive Beverages Inc to help drive the growth of developing beverage companies with strong products and ideas.