Marketing

The move, by Sara Lee and its Norwegian joint venture partner Kaffehuset Friele, is expected to strengthen the partners' out-of-home business in Norway and Denmark.

The new joint venture has the potential to reach double-digit sales growth and $4 billion in sales toward the end of the decade.

Robert Stockton has been a key architect behind Mattel's rapid international growth and also helped shape many of the company's recent growth initiatives.

Customer satisfaction is going nowhere mirroring the economy and contributing to its frailty. But there are some shining stars: Heinz leads the industry for a 12th straight year. Here is a look at customer satisfaction leaders and laggards for the third quarter of 2011.

With the addition of this MeadWestvaco Corporations Consumer & Office Products business, ACCO Brands increases its scale and strengthens its position as an industry leader in school and office products.

This is a new position for ConAgra Foods, one that will be a catalyst for stronger growth from its core, private label and international businesses.

A sneak peek inside Praveen Gupta's new book on how to drive profitably innovate

Michael Forhez, director of Business Solutions, Consumer Markets, TCS, sheds some light on how your company can ride out a tumultuous river of challenges to arrive at optimized trade promotions.