This list transforms year after year thanks to a mass of mergers and acquisitions. This year, Anheuser-Busch InBev moves up into the No. 2 spot. Which other companies are establishing a stronghold in this staple market?
When it comes to the health of the consumer goods market, is the glass half full or half empty? According to the results of the 2010 Consumer Goods Registry, which ranks the top 100 public companies according to 2009 annual revenues, both viewpoints are correct.
Of the 100 companies featured on a list of top global marketers, 36 are CG companies. The leaders had one big thing in common: They advertise where they see opportunity for growth. These days, that means China.
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.
CEOs from 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers join together to launch initiatives to halt deforestation practices and phase out climate-damaging refrigerants.
Alliance participants, including Coke, Kraft, and P&G among others, first convened in March 2010 to discuss the state of publicly available product data, and decided to form the alliance and work together to improve it.