Finance & Capital Management

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A conversation with Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley

Heinz will employ 350 workers at its new frozen meals plant in Florence, S.C.

Diageo's move to a new suburban 'mega-brewery' was necessary to compete with the rise of lower-cost breweries in Eastern Europe, Russia and China.

J.M. Smucker Company President and Co-CEO Richard Smucker believes that coffee is the most perfect complement to breakfast and dessert -- two areas that his company knows a lot about. So why not add an iconic brand that has 150 years of history? The equation seems to add up to a perfect fit. Read on to find out how much the merger between Procter & Gamble's Folgers business and Smucker is expected to earn by fiscal year 2009.

Altria Group tells shareholders it seeks to grow non-cigarette tobacco business based on consumer insights.

Speculationwas everywhere about whether or not Belgium brewer InBev will make an offer to buyout St. Louis native Anheuser-Busch. Now the much-anticipated bid is making headlines as Anheuser-Busch confirmed a $46 billion buyout offer by InBev on Wednesday, June 11. Read on to see what the public is saying, from analysts to avid beer-drinkers, about the possible merger.

AMR Research says consumer goods manufacturers, including Procter & Gamble, Anheuser-Busch and Nike, among others, exhibited superior supply chain capabilities and performance for 2008.