Strategy

Booz & Company recently conducted the bi-annual refresh of its Customer Planning and Trade Spend study, revealing that a majority of consumer goods companies believe they spend too many resources on trade promotion management and are unhappy with the quality of the tools/systems available to manage investments. Executives from Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and McCormick & Company discuss the pain points, best practices and tips for better efficiency in customer planning and trade spend.

The new web site is designed to provide visitors with quick and easy access to tools and information about Snyder's-Lance.

The divestitures of Juicy Couture and Lucky Brand Jeans result in estimated net proceeds of $370 to $380 million.

WhiteWave plans to operate Earthbound Farm as a separate business unit, based in San Juan Bautista, California.

Chobanis Twin Falls facility has reached optimal production capability in less than one year resulting in an increase in production and innovation.

Post announces two unrelated transactions to acquire Golden Boy Foods and Dymatize Enterprises, to expand into the private label and active nutrition categories.

Canada Goose announces the completion of a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Bain Capital, a global private investment firm.

The new CEO comes after Christine Day stepped down, who served the company during an embarrassing sheer-pants quality problem and controversial remarks made by founder Chip Wilson.