International Business

SABMiller plc will deploy Sopheon's Accolade product life cycle management system to support the company's new standardized process for managing initiatives within the business.

The Hain Celestial Group Inc., a natural and organic food and personal care products company, plans to acquire the tofu and meat-alternative business of WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods Company.

The Board of Directors of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company elects Max Grishakov, vice president and general manager -- Wrigley Russia, as an officer of the company.

Chattem Inc. announces the closing of its previously announced agreement to acquire the rights to ACT, a branded over-the-counter (OTC) anti-cavity mouthwash/mouth rinse, in Western Europe with worldwide trademark rights from Johnson & Johnson for $4.1 million in cash plus certain assumed liabilities.

Mars Incorporated plans to unify its regional corporate brands under the single corporate brand name, Mars.

Unilever names its long-standing partner SAP as the global premium IT solution provider to enable and support Unilever's global business transformation strategy.

The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announce some business unit realignments and associated changes to its executive management structure effective July 1, 2007.

In yet another acquisition move, Oracle makes a definitive agreement to buy Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management solutions (PLM), through a cash merger for $8.10 per share, or approximately $495 million.