Manufacturing

This announcement comes after a pending agreement for Hillshire to acquire Pinnacle Foods for $6.6 billion.

Everything around you is in a constant state of change. Technology has catapulted the way retailers and suppliers provide products to the consumer, requiring them to look at their businesses differently almost on an hourly basis. Britt Fogg, CEO, president and founder of Shiloh Technologies, a division of SPI, gave us his insights around the speed of change in the retailer/supplier industry.

The new products offer new angles, heads, grips and more coverage.

The SC Johnson Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Research Tower opens to the public, for the first time ever, on May 2, 2014.

Unilever wins BJ's "Supply Chain Partnership Award 2014", while utilizing The TABS Group, Inc.'s retail space optimization product.

CG companies are in need of an overhaul. Historically, it was logical to structure a multinational's operations on the basis of geography, but this way of working is no longer fit for purpose due to factors such as globalization and different levels of digital maturity. At the same time, companies now require much more sophisticated approaches to engage and excite their customers.

Brand new research from CGT and IDC Manufacturing Insights examines the substantial progress that consumer goods companies are making in the areas of trade promotion management, downstream data, consumer engagement and S&OP.

Sun-Maid kicks off its "Snack 'n' Read" promotion with HarperCollins picture book offer and sweepstakes.