International Business

Kimberly-Clark Corporation plans to construct its first manufacturing facility in Russia to support its growing consumer business there and in Eastern Europe.

Diageo, the world's largest premium drinks business, enters into a multi-year business agreement with Anaqua, a provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) software and services.

Black & Decker selects Avaya Intelligent Communications from Avaya Inc. to power the company's communications.

Alan Bernon, president of the Dean Foods Company's Dairy Group, announced that he would leave the position at the start of September.

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli AG has expressed interest to acquire the Godiva line of chocolate from Campbell Soup Company, according to an article in the Financial Times Deutschland.

Private label products are make up 37 percent of products on the shelves, and the number is expected to reach 41 percent in 2008. As a result, CG companies need a new strategy to compete.

VF Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of lucy activewear inc.

The Coca-Cola Company joins the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR), a group of companies examining how best to apply human rights principles in the business context.