Strategy

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. is investing in emerging sports drink BODYARMOR. The company's $20 million investment gives DPS an 11.7 percent ownership position in BA Sports Nutrition, LLC, owner of Kobe Bryant backed BODYARMOR SuperDrink.

Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO of Greek yogurt brand Chobani, is now Philly cofee company La Colombe Coffee Roasters' sole investor.

Children's clothing retailer Carter's, Inc. has achieved over 25 percent growth in e-commerce over the last year, the highest growth in online sales to U.S. consumers in nine quarters. Carter's has also launched e-commerce in China and is piloting a new loyalty program.

For decades CPG companies have experienced fast growth due to relativelyeasy expansion and consolidation in emerging markets, net new consumersand brand globalization.To achieve growth, efficiency and agility, CPG companies are relying increasingly on social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies.Rather than approaching the future tactically, industry leaders today are designing "roadmaps" to define a more strategic approach to digital. For many, a successful roadmap would address the following five imperatives.

The Census Bureau publishes annual figures on each state's international trade. For a map look at the biggest trade partners by dollar value of goods imported and exported for each state in 2014 read on.

Mike McNamara recently took over as Target's CIO. Just a few weeks into his position, McNamara answered five questions. Read McNamara's thoughts on new ways to wow customers.

Mondelez International is investing more than $130 million in its North American biscuits business to modernize its manufacturing assets and processes and create a global integrated supply chain. This investment will fund the installation of four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines at the company's Americas production facility in Salinas, Mexico, to be completed by mid-2016.

Diamond Foods, Inc. has opened a new 7,000-square-foot innovation center adjacent to the Kettle Brand potato chip facility. The innovation center will drive new product offerings for Diamond's entire family of brands.