International Business

Unilever Sales Soar in Emerging Markets

It's perhaps the sales growth in emerging markets that propelled Unilever's share price to hit an all-time high on Wednesday, January 22, 2013.
Kimberly-Clark Announces New CIO

The candidate was recognized by a CIO peer group as a breakaway leader because of her impact in leading IT innovation.
Swatch to Acquire Harry Winston

The two companies will also explore the opportunities for a joint diamond polishing venture bringing together the manufacturing and diamond expertise of the two companies.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Acquires Yogurtini

Rocky Mountain already currently franchises and/or operates 16 self-serve frozen yogurt stores under the name Aspen Leaf Yogurt.
Reckitt Benckiser Unveils betterbusiness Strategy

RB announces its new goals upon the early achievement of its highly-successful Carbon 20 program.
Unilever Agrees to Sell Skippy Brand

Unilever will sell its global Skippy business to Hormel Foods for a total cash consideration of approximately $700 million.
Hitachi Acquires Operations Management Consulting Firm

The strategic acquisition is expected to strengthen Hitachi's ability to deliver a complete range of strategy, implementation and technology services for businesses across the globe.
Kraft Extends ERP Contract with IBM

Kraft Foods extends its engagement with IBM to build borderless operations through a single enterprise resource planning platform from SAP.

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