Manufacturing

The customer science company will host a Big Data hackathon challenge in an effort to develop a predictive model for the success of new product launches at retail.

With stores stocking innumerable branded and private label competitors in every category, traditional promises of consumer goods brand quality and safety are no longer sufficient differentiators. Cambashi, a global industry analyst firm, explains why product packaging is taking over as a crucial instrument of brand identity in the retail environment.

The new facility is part of more than $375 million in planned manufacturing and R&D expansion.

Brynwood Partners VI L.P.s portfolio company, Pearson Candy Company, acquires the Bit-O-Honey confectionery brand from Nestle.

Kraft is currently working with VSA Partners on integrated marketing communications, digital, social and mobile initiatives for its Crystal Light, Country Time and Tang brands.

Kimberly-Clark is now using Datalliance VMI to manage its consumer brands for 15 retail partners.

One of the company's subsidiaries is leveraging a solution to aggregate and analyze structured and unstructured data amassed from both public and private sources, while delivering targeting insights.

Sparkling ICE dedicated extensive time and resources to consumer research and product development for the expanded lemonade varieties.