Finance & Capital Management

Zero-based budgeting is lately all the rage in consumer goods. Instead of assuming every departments budget should be exactly the same as it was last period plus or minus some incremental adjustments, the default assumption is that each department should budget for everything that they invest in from a zero base.One example of where this philosophy should be applied is in trade promotions.

The executive appointments are designed to position the company for continued growth and support the company's long-term succession planning.

P&G is moving the lion's share of its media-buying and planning account in North America, concluding one of the most high-profile media reviews of the year.

Fortune's Most Powerful Women list boasts one trillion dollars in stock market value this year. That's what the 27 CEOs on the list control. Here, CGT shines a spotlight on the consumer goods executives that made the 2015 list, which includes executives from PepsiCo, Mondelez, Campbell's, J&J, P&G and more.

Sourcing parts from domestic suppliers with in-house mold making capabilities and flexible services can provide competitive advantages.

CGT honors Mark Dajani, Chief Information & Process Officer, Mondelez International for making a large, demonstrable business impact within his consumer goods organization through the implementation and successful use of technology.

This fall, CGT had the privilege of honoring an elite group of consumer goods companies and executives for transformational business and technology initiatives that stand revolutionize their organizations and industry as a whole. Meet the 2015 winners and finalists.

Bryan Nella, director of Corporate Communications for GT Nexus, an Infor company, reveals the obstacles and pressures facing the consumer goods industry in the New Year and how to address them.