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The agreement marks Walmarts return to the CPG industrys information-sharing model. The majority of U.S. food, drug, mass, convenience and dollar store retailers already provide Nielsen with sales information.

2010 marked the third consecutive year that chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the United States took a reduction in total compensation. By comparison, this year's Forbes.com list of The Worlds Billionaires broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). Find out which food and beverage billionaires topped this list.

The Levi's brand announces it has appointed Paul Zadoff as its new Senior Vice President of Wholesale Commercial Operations for the Americas.

A merger with Koto.com launches the online marketplace for household essentials abroad, providing global CPG manufacturers a platform to engage international audiences.

The investment reflects Campbell's efforts to further increase the rate of innovation across its Baking and Snacking portfolio, the company's second-largest reporting segment, which includes both its Pepperidge Farm unit and Arnott's in Asia Pacific.

Nestl intends to acquire 60 percent of Hsu Fu Chi whilst the Hsu family will own the remaining 40 percent.

The lawsuit seeks to stop Luhns GmbH, Germany, from violating P&G's intellectual property and selling the infringing products.