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With Wall Street's insatiable demand for profitable growth in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, CPG companies must ensure that every asset at their disposal is faced off against the consumer in an effective manner.

Many eye-opening stories emerged in 2004 but the rise of "Bloggers"-- every day people who post Web logs on the Internet for all to see--- is clearly one of the most interesting.

As the retail sector consolidates and the larger players grow stronger, a rising number of consumer goods (CG) firms, such as Adolph Coors Company and Molson Inc., Hershey Foods Corporation and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. are executing merger or acquisition strategies.

In 1869 Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch inadvertently gave birth to Welch Foods Inc. while discovering the method to make communion wine from unfermented grapes.

Are Mergers Good or Bad for the Consumer Goods Industry?

Even though most diet fads come and go faster than a Britney Spears wedding ceremony, there appears to be one universal mission statement about health that rings true from sea to shining sea: A well-balanced diet and plenty of exercise are key ingredients to a quality life.

Not too long ago, coffee only came in one flavor.

Unlike most companies, London Fog sees signs of celebration in the skies when dark clouds start gathering.