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The philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company pledged $1 million to local community relief efforts. Funds will help provide resources for necessary food and shelter in the short-term and will aid in the long-term rebuilding efforts.

Entities affiliated with RedPrairie will acquire all outstanding shares of JDA common stock for $45 per share. The offer price represents a 33 percent premium to JDAs stock price on October 26, 2012 the day before market rumors surfaced stating JDA was exploring a sale.

The transaction, which values Warnaco at $2.9 billion, will create a $8 billion global branded lifestyle apparel company.

Learn how successful firms view QMS as a means to not only meet regulatory demands but also to drive mission-critical operational goals beyond compliance, such as market-differentiating product quality, business efficiency and time-to-market.

New functionality will help Fruit of the Loom streamline, automate and standardize financial processes across global operations.

Michael Senackerib brings extensive knowledge in two of Campbells core categories and has deep experience running consumer-focused businesses.

Sources say the sale process is at an advanced stage, and that the company has received interest from multiple parties.

Over the last few years, with budgets slashed and resources limited, many CG companies have focused innovation efforts on mere line extensions or slight variations of existing concepts. But, there are exceptions. Here, CGT honors two companies that delivered truly revolutionary new products with 2012 Innovation Awards.