Events

The fast-growing independent energy drink company, Bliss Beverage, announces a major agreement with Wal-Mart that will significantly increase distribution of Socko Energy beverages in the United States.

On Monday, April 2, 2007, Kraft Foods Inc. Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld joined 11 Kraft employees from around the world to ring The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange, marking the company's first day of trading as a fully independent company.

I was fortunate to meet with, interview and even "hang out" with some excellent business leaders over past month.

Tupperware announces the launch of its 2007 Translations in Tupperware Global Design Contest and is challenging the public to put their creativity to work.

PEEPS marshmallow brand candies from Just Born Inc. were recently represented by amateur athlete Bruce Hochman in a Century (100-mile) bike ride around Lake Tahoe, Nevada, to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

Liz Claiborne Inc. announces that Tim Gunn will join the company as chief creative officer, effective March 5, 2007.

By the time you read this, academy award nominations have been announced or the announcement is only a few days away.

Retailers are challenged to be ever more responsive to consumer demand. Strategies, like customer-centricity and multi-channel convergence, put pressure on instore inventory, which then pressures the consumer goods supply chain to perform flawlessly.