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  • Sara Lee Completes Bimbo Deal; Plans Another Divestiture

    With the sale of its North American Fresh Bakery business now complete, Sara Lee now turns its focus toward the sale of EuroDough, its European chilled dough business.
  • Selerant Helps to Further Food Safety in China

    Selerant and its subsidiary, ValuePlus, enter into agreements with the Chinese Institute for Food Science and Technology and Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Development to build a food law database encompassing greater China countries.

  • Unilever Sells Culver Brands, Expands Offerings in UK

    Unilever made two big announcements in one week: First, its pending sales of Mrs. Dash and other specialty Culver brands for $325 million, and second, an expanded brand offering in the U.K.
  • Walmart Reveals Growth Plans through 2013

    Walmart U.S. has delivered three consecutive months of positive same store sales. That means big plans for growth through 2013 even though operating expenditures will decrease significantly. New stores will add between 45 and 49 million square feet worldwide in the next fiscal year. The company also forecasted sales growth between 5 and 7 percent for fiscal year 2013.
  • Kraft Foods Opens Biscuit R&D Center

    The opening represents the culmination of a two-year-project, with a total investment of 15 million euros (approximately $20 million).
  • Mattel Acquires HIT Entertainment

    The deal is valued at $680 million in cash, and includes brands such as Thomas & Friends, Barney, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and Angelina Ballerina.
  • Kimberly-Clark Renews Procurement Contract

    Building upon the results achieved over the last five years, the partnership will stay focused on optimizing spend and driving savings in the areas of Marketing Services, Corporate Services, Travel, IT, and MRO.

  • Amway Reveals Tips for Building a Smarter Supply Chain

    With a global presence in more than 60 countries Amway's complex supply chain network required a global warehouse management platform that would improve inventory management and traceability, increase throughput and standardize business processes worldwide. Here, Deb Parm, director, North American Logistics, tells Amways story to WMS success.
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