International Business

It's official: Mondelez will serve as an umbrella for the company's many iconic product brands, including Cadbury, Jacobs, LU, Milka, Nabisco, Oreo, Tang and Trident.

Nestl in the United States released its 2011 Creating Shared Value report detailing new accomplishments in the areas of nutrition, sustainable business practices, and economic and community development.

Nestle Water will use a new mobile-based platform in Beijing and Shanghai that connects sales teams to information such as replenishment and promotions in real time from any location, via smartphone providers.

The global brewer will expand its implementation of transportation and logistics management solutions based on successful roll outs in key regions.

Savings from restructuring actions will be reinvested to support the companys future growth strategies and to accelerate innovation across General Mills global business platforms.

Gartners Supply Chain Top 25 list for 2012 includes eight pure play consumer goods companies. Some are perennial leaders, like P&G. Others climbed the ranks with impressive supply chain transformations. Unilever, for example, broke into the top 10 this year, and Kimberly-Clark made its debut at No. 25.

Did you know that only 17 percent of Facebook members reside in the United States? That means that consumer goods brands must move their digital reach into global markets to capture the other 83 percent. Heres a look at which consumer goods brands already lead in Facebooks top 10 countries.

In a final letter to the Avon Products, Inc. Board of Directors, Coty Inc. states that it is withdrawing its $10.7 billion offer, concluding its high-profile effort to take over a larger rival.