Manufacturing

A surprising twist in the sale of Pringles hit this morning when Diamond Foods Inc. called off its planned acquisition of Procter & Gamble's popular brand. But Pringles wont be homeless for long as The Kellogg Company swept in this morning to state its claim on the world's second largest player in savory snacks.

Minneapolis-based Crispin grew approximately 200 percent in 2011, outpacing the overall cider categorys 26 percent growth during the same period.

For the 12th year in a row, CGT handed the microphone over to our readers to identify their most valued technology solutions and service providers across 10 categories. Based on their uncensored opinions and real-world experiences, the results are honest indicators of how the industry is approaching technology adoption.

?The company intensifies its focus on Health & Hygiene and faster growing consumer markets to fuel another decade of market outperformance.

The General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network shares key insights of its X3 Process, a new approach developed to provide a step-by-step roadmap for the company's open innovation projects. Why share? General Mills anticipates others will find success using the non-linear approach to guide innovation efforts as well.

Analysts say the move may be inspired by the success of Apple Inc., which has hundreds of its own stores to show off interactive gadgets and accessories.

With network optimization as the goal, Transplace recommends strategic assignment of carriers to all of the lanes within the Doles North American freight network.

Deckers recognized an immediate increase in customer engagement upon switching to Demandware, including a 14 percent increase in conversion on UGGAustralia.com in the first week.