Unilever Co.

This sale represents one of the final steps in reshaping Unilever's portfolio in North America to deliver sustainable growth.

Unilever announces the launch of The Unilever Foundry, a platform that will provide a single entry-point for innovative start-ups seeking to partner with Unilever.

What does the No. 1 U.S. retailer do when it finds gaps and missed opportunities in its supply chain? It joins forces with CEOs from more than a dozen global companies to pledge new commitments that accelerate innovation. The participating suppliers, including Kellogg, Coca-Cola, P&G, Unilever, General Mills and many more, represent more than $100 billion in sales at Walmart. Find out how this retail giant is using its pull to create change from one end of the supply chain to the other.

Unilever has become the first company to activate Brandtones automated mobile marketing platform and engage directly with mobile phone users in the worlds fastest growing markets.

The sale includes the brands Bifi, sold in Germany, Benelux, Austria and Switzerland, and Peperami, which retails in the UK and Ireland.

The global leader brings over twenty years of marketing and business expertise to HEINEKEN USA's portfolio from starting his career in marketing and innovation roles at Unilever.

Through this partnership, Unilever U.S. will be the sponsor of the 2014 CFMM capstone research project and presentation.

Consumer confidence was a bit manic in 2012, hitting a five-year high in November and then dropping again in December as consumers doubted an end to the fiscal cliff. The impact of this uncertainty plays out in the results of this annual listing of the top-performing public consumer goods companies.