Corporate Strategy

Pernod Ricard Picks Up The Whisky Exchange

Pernod Ricard will acquire The Whisky Exchange, an online and brick-and-mortar spirits retailer.
Kraft Heinz Latest Portfolio Add Reinforces Plans for Emerging Markets Growth

The addition of more than 250 meal-enhancing products from Hemmer is expected to accelerate its Taste Elevation strategy in Brazil, a priority market for Kraft Heinz.

Former P&G Exec Joins PMI Worldwide as VP, Supply Chain Operations

The executive will lead all aspects of PMI’s supply chain operations in the North America and EMEA regions – including sales, demand and supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics.
Kimberly-Clark Appoints Lead for EMEA Consumer Business

The new lead joined K-C in 2019 from Johnson & Johnson, where he held a series of progressive leadership positions across customer development, marketing and general management in multiple countries.
Pete Gerstberger Named Chief Digital & Strategy Officer at The Honest Company

Pete Gerstberger is joining The Honest Company as chief digital and strategy officer.
Andrew Gibson Joins AutoScheduler.ai as Chief Technology Officer

Andrew Gibson has been named chief technology officer at supply chain analytics provider AutoScheduler.ai, where he’ll lead the company’s software development efforts.
How Colgate-Palmolive Is Sparking Innovation Across the Enterprise

Colgate-Palmolive’s work to evolve its innovation process is making headway, as the company looks both internally and externally to propel its digital transformation and seize opportunities beyond core adjacencies.
Reinventing Operations to Meet 24/7 Customer Needs

As business demands ratchet a bit higher every day, wholesale distributors, in particular, have a unique opportunity to reimagine internal functions. This includes leveraging new technologies to automate transaction activities.
CPGs Weigh Vaccine Mandates and Upskilling To Keep Supply Chain Flowing

While the consumer goods industry is more adept at navigating COVID’s curveballs, labor and supply chain obstacles remain persistent barriers to meeting increasing consumer demand. As a result, CPGs often find themselves in a game of whack-a-mole.
Anheuser-Busch Shuffles U.S. Leadership, Names Benoit Garbe U.S. CMO

The announcements follow the recent appointment of Brendan Whitworth as CEO and president of Anheuser-Busch.
Inside Nestlé’s Largest R&D Accelerator

The brand intends to open more sites, noting that open innovation has become an integral part of its R&D setup and the Accelerator program is a big part of it.
Kellogg’s Spending $45 Million In Supply Chain Reorg

Kellogg Company is reorganizing its North American supply chain network in a bid to improve productivity.
Ferrero Taps Todd Siwak To Lead North America Expansion

Siwak is tasked with growing the confectionary company’s business in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
Ruben Cejudo Joins Mars Petcare as Supply Chain VP

Most recently Unilever VP of supply chain, global hair care and deodorants, Cejudo will become a member of Mars Pet Nutrition North America's leadership team.

Actionable information to help consumer goods companies develop better go-to-market business strategies. Topics include mergers & acquisitions (M&A), personnel moves, e-commerce, omnichanel, digital transformation, direct-to-consumer selling (DTC), internal alignment and competitive response