Strategy

General Mills to Close 2 Plants, Cut 600 Jobs
General Mills will close a cereal plant and a yogurt factory - eliminating up to 600 jobs - in an effort to cut costs and offset the sluggish U.S. demand for cereal and other packaged foods.
JCPenney to Rollout Hallmark Mini-Stores
Following months of discussions and a 15-store pilot program, JCPenney and Hallmark have decided to forge forward with their relationship, placing hundreds of Hallmark mini-stores in JCP locations across the country.

Post to Acquire MOM Brands for $1.15B

Cereal maker Post Holdings Inc. will acquire privately held MOM Brands Co. for $1.15 billion to expand its growing bagged and hot cereal categories.
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CGT Editor Alarice Rajagopal gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.
2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Social Media

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of software/services for managing, monitoring and measuring internal and external social media communications/engagement.
2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Consulting

CGT's readers rank the top third-party providers of strategic and tactical consulting services.
2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Customer Relationship Management

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of an enterprise software suite specific to customer relationship management (CRM), including marketing, sales force automation, category management, etc.
2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Outsourcing

CGT's readers rank the top providers of business outsourcing/IT services to the consumer goods industry.
Plum Organics Jumps into Adult Snacking

Plum Organics, an organic kids nutrition company, announced its much anticipated foray into the adult snacking category with the launch of Plum Vida.
2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Enterprise Resource Planning

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a complete suite of enterprise-wide ERP software, including finance, HR, CRM, supply chain, PLM, asset management, etc.

General Mills to Close 2 Plants, Cut 600 Jobs

JCPenney to Rollout Hallmark Mini-Stores

Post to Acquire MOM Brands for $1.15B

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2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Social Media

2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Consulting

2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Customer Relationship Management

2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Outsourcing

Plum Organics Jumps into Adult Snacking

2015 Readers' Choice Survey: Enterprise Resource Planning