Corporate Strategy

Mondelez International and Ahold Delhaize CEOs Announced as New Co-Chairs of Consumer Goods Forum
Frans Muller, president & chief executive officer of Ahold Delhaize, and Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive officer of Mondelez International, will serve as co-chairs of the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
SymphonyAI Acquires 1010data
SymphonyAI has acquired analytics, data, and decision science firm 1010data.

Corporate Strategy
Kraft Heinz Expands Agile Pods Across Organization
Kraft Heinz’s expansion of its Agile-based strategy across all business functions, which includes pods of teams hyper-focused on specific challenges and opportunities, is expected to help it manage increased promotions this year to better compete with private label.
Mergers and Acquisitions
E. & J. Gallo Winery Picks Up Bev Brand
E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) has acquired canned wine and spritzer manufacturer Bev after holding exclusive U.S. distribution rights for the brand for the last two years.
Personnel Moves
Unilever Exits: Conny Braams, Graeme Pitkethly Departing
Unilever announced leadership changes, with Conny Braams, chief digital and commercial officer, set to depart the company in August and CFO Graeme Pitkethly retiring next May.
Personnel Moves
Nike to Drive Supply Chain and Consumer Engagement Growth With Major Leadership Shuffle
Nike is shaking up its leadership structure, shuffling positions to better support the enterprise across various business areas, most notably supply chain and consumer engagement.
People / Honors / Awards
Who Is the Next CGT CMO of the Year?
This one of-a-kind award is given to the Chief Marketing Officer who has made the greatest demonstrable impact on his or her organization through the implementation and successful use of new marketing strategies, technologies and/or processes.
Personnel Moves
Boston Beer Taps Philip Hodges as Chief Supply Chain Officer
In the reshaped leadership role, Hodges will be managing the company’s end-to-end supply chain operations, including brewery management, procurement, customer service, engineering, safety, quality, and planning.
Personnel Moves
Nestlé Names Head of Operations; Company Veteran Stephanie Pullings Hart Makes Her Return
Pullings Hart will be replacing Magdi Batato, who is retiring from the role after a 30-year career with Nestlé.
Corporate Strategy
How Colgate-Palmolive’s Digital Upskilling Is Leading to E-commerce Growth
Colgate-Palmolive’s efforts to digitally upskill its employees over the last three years are paying off in e-commerce gains.
Visionaries
2023 CGT Visionaries: Magnifying Future-Ready Innovators
Learn how this year’s Visionaries are pioneering new paths within their companies and categories, and see just what they believe the future holds for the consumer goods industry as a whole.
Corporate Strategy
Mondelēz Places Bets On These 9 Startups
Mondelēz International’s innovation and venture hub picked the nine start-ups to participate in its third cohort of CoLab, all focused on getting the snack giant closer to consumers.
Personnel Moves
General Mills Names Lanette Shaffer Werner Chief Innovation, Technology & Quality Officer
With General Mills’ recent innovations in the technology space, it’s no surprise it's doubling down on its commitment to digital transformation with its latest hire.
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI Frenzy Burns On As Most Execs Rank Benefits Over Risks: Gartner
The excitement surrounding generative AI is fierce, and consumer goods executives may want to settle in for the long haul as they evolve from experimenting with ChatGPT to driving transformation for tremendous revenue growth opportunities.

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