Labor & Employment

Following the historic election of Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency, a number of developments will impact the manufacturing industry in 2009.

Employee efforts have reduced weight to landfill contributions by nearly 22 percent.

Campbell's names new presidents in Campbell USA and North America Foodservice.

SAP opens dialogue to define key sustainability issues and discuss how the software industry can address them.

The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. announces three executive appointments predicted to strengthen the company's global management team.

The focus includes improving the profitability of the coffeehouses, rationalizing the cost structure and aligning the current real estate portfolio, among other initiatives.

Giant Eagle expects productivity gain, accuracy improvement and increased vendor collaboration from deal management as well as continued benefits from advanced pricing capabilities.

The sale is in line with the company's strategy to properly resource and focus on other brands in its portfolio.