Manufacturing

Hillshire Brands will pay $165 million for Vans, which is expected to have net revenues of approximately $60 million in calendar year 2014.

GENCO collaborated with Hershey to achieve Zero-Waste-to-Landfill status at the Western distribution center, which it operates.

The new Director, Global Social Media & Digital Marketing will focus on social media, web and mobile strategies as one channel to tell a story.

TreeHouse has agreed to pay Whitecastle Investments Limited, Whitecap Venture Partners and others CAD $170 million (approximately US $150 million) in cash for the business, subject to an adjustment for working capital.

The new CFO replaces Larry Hilsheimer, who has left the company effective immediately and is pursuing other opportunities.

The $2.45 billion acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

Recognizing a strong need for improvement, nine companies, including Coca-Cola, Hershey, P&G and Wegmans, worked together to focus on closing the gap that currently exists in the new item setup process.

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