Under an initiative approved by the Board, Fortune Brands would become a pure-play spirits company, spin off home and security to shareholders, and either sell or spin off its golf business.
Amidst currency wars and defaulting nations, there are more opportunities than ever for creative brands to deliver on changing consumer needs. Trendwatching.com identifies 11 crucial consumer trends for 2011, including Urbanomics, Online Status Symbols and Owner-Less. Here is an excerpt from this fun and informative report.
Collaboration is a function of tapping into the collective intelligence of crowds and forming a knowledge network. Examples of this in the CG market are few and far between. However, CGT has the scoop on how P&G is leveraging such an environment using enterprise collaboration.
The transaction makes PepsiCo the largest food-and-beverage business in Russia and strengthens its position in fast-growing Eastern European and Central Asian markets.
The acquisition will create a stronger foothold for Sara Lee in the Brazilian territory, given the brands strong market position in the No. 1 coffee producing country.
The integrated technology solutions provider successfully transitioned its entire client base to the new data center and is now preparing for private cloud computing capabilities.
