Finance & Capital Management

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a suite of software or point solution for supply chain planning, including demand forecasting, inventory optimization, etc.

Based on extensive surveys of leading CPG companies, a new GMA report looks at how much money companies are spending on IT and how aggressively they are adopting new technologies. Surprisingly, a large proportion of companies are following a less-than-optimal approach in their information technology strategies.

CGT's readers rank the top third-party providers of strategic and tactical consulting services.

Consumer confidence was a bit manic in 2012, hitting a five-year high in November and then dropping again in December as consumers doubted an end to the fiscal cliff. The impact of this uncertainty plays out in the results of this annual listing of the top-performing public consumer goods companies.

The new SVP succeeds David White who will retire from the company after 10 years of service.

Unilever announces that it has agreed to sell its Royal pasta brand to RFM Corporation, one of the biggest diversified food and beverage companies in the Philippines, for US$47.8 million.

Demand-driven value networks have evolved from a traditional supply-driven conceptual design and, as a result of the global marketplace, have become more sophisticated by synchronizing demand and supply.

Heinz names Eduardo Luz as president of its North America division, shaking up management for the second time after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and 3G Capital took over.