Strategy

Application Support and Maintenance (ASM) is quickly becoming an IT agenda, but probably not for the right reasons.

Under the agreement, McCormick will use Enterras Cognitive Reasoning Platform to develop insights and services to better serve consumers and its ecosystem of food and beverage partners.

Nestle has set up an innovation outpost in Silicon Valley, Calif. to help deepen relationships with consumers online and in social media.

NGC's software is expected to enable Nicole Miller to optimize lead times, drive down costs, maximize profit opportunities, and respond quickly to fast-changing consumer preferences.

Nestle has pledged to accelerate the reduction of salt across all its food brands worldwide to support a World Health Organization salt target of no more than 5g of salt per person, per day, by 2025.

Building on Walmart's commitment to purchase an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made products over the next 10 years, Walmart U.S. President and CEO Bill Simon and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announce that three suppliers have made new domestic manufacturing commitments that will create 385 jobs.

A forward-thinking, business-savvy Chief Information Officer is critical to the competitive consumer goods company, particularly over the last few years as new technologies have changed the game. To honor the modern IT leader, CGT introduced its very first CIO of the Year Award in 2013. Read on to meet the finalists and winner.

Until the results of Booz & Companys partner vote are known it will be business as usual, with both organizations staying fully focused on serving their stakeholders.