Corporate Governance

Following a multi-channel distribution model, Carol's Daughter offers a comprehensive range of products that are available at specialty beauty stores, mass retailers, on HSN, through e-commerce and at Carol's Daughter branded stores in New York City.

General Mills, Inc. announces that its tender offer to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Annie's, Inc. at a price of $46.00 per share was successful.

In this new role, the exec will focus his research and analysis on the product lifecycle management market and product innovation strategies, including topics such as the development of an innovation platform and the intersection of product design, development, and digital manufacturing.

These changes include the appointment of Bob Munroe to general manager of Crocs Americas region; Greg Sullivan to the new role of senior vice president of global business transformation; Scott Yuan to general manager of Greater China; and Michelle Poole to senior vice president of global product creation and merchandising.

Land O'Lakes announces it is working with Nestle to provide feed and forage training, nutrition services and laboratory services at Nestle Dairy Farming Institute in China.

Network-based supplier system will synchronize product catalogs, enable electronic invoicing and facilitate a fully automated purchasing cycle.

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under pressure. The complexity of their businesses has grown, with greater regulation and the pressures of globalization. At the same time, they must reduce cost and become more competitive or otherwise they might quickly become takeover targets.

Cognitive computing will enable CPG firms to venture out far and plunge into the analytic depths of Big Data at just the right moment in history.