Labor & Employment

The Procter & Gamble Company announces the signing of a definitive agreement to merge 43 of its beauty brands with Coty Inc. The transaction includes P&Gs global salon professional hair care and color, retail hair color, cosmetics and fine fragrance businesses.

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Lululemon Athletica inc. has appointed a new Executive Vice President of Digital.The news comes on the tail of the company reporting a 31 percent increase in its e-commerce channel in the first quarter.

Diageo announces several leadership appointments, all effective July 1 and executives will report to the President, Diageo North America.

Global confectioneryPerfetti Van Melle USA (Perfetti Van Melle) has hired Rick Tyrrell as its new Vice President of Sales.

A series of projects to understand and help overcome the barriers for women in cocoa farming communities in Cte d'Ivoire has been launched by Cargill, Kellogg and ASDA.

Morton Salt, Inc. announces it will relocate its Chicago headquarters office to the new River Point tower currently under construction in the West Loop.

Anheuser-Busch announces it will invest more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. These investments will support growth of its brands and reinforce the beer company's commitment to the U.S. communities where it operates through local spending and jobs.