Finance & Capital Management

A whopping 52 percent of U.S. consumers are buying directly online from brands they trust, proving that CPG companies now have far greater opportunities to walk alongside shoppers. Experts from Hershey, GMA and PwC weigh in on how digital channels, mobile adoption and D2C are rewriting the rules of retailing and CPG manufacturing.

The company plans to acquire a market leader in the assortment segment of the sweet biscuits category in China and Hong Kong, where growth in sweet biscuits is outpacing the growth of the $60 billion global sweet biscuits market.

The plant expansion is consistent with the company's ongoing investments in emerging markets to drive sustainable and profitable growth.

Reckitt Benckiser unveils its innovative water footprint measurement approach and how it helps people improve their health and hygiene as part of betterbusiness, its new sustainability strategy.

The newly created Meals and Desserts, and Enhancers and Snack Nuts business units are formed to create more focused and less complex businesses.

On June 3, 2013, over 40 consumer goods executives gathered at the Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit in NYC, with a common goal to improve the ROI of trade funds. The meeting was kicked off with a presentation from Booz & Co. on trade promotion excellence including a case study, challenges and best practices to drive profitability.

The combination is a natural next step given the successful long-term partnership between AB InBev and Grupo Modelo, which started more than 20 years ago.

The businesses in each sector are focused on common consumer benefits, share common technologies and face common competitors. Each sector will be led by a Group President named after the jump.