Manufacturing

Whirlpool Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire American Dryer Corporation, a privately held company that manufactures and markets coin-operated industrial and specialty laundry equipment.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is rumored to announce a massive buying and planning review across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. This comes on the brink of a wave of CPG giants like Coca-Cola, Unilever and L'Oreal, that are already rethinking the way they spend their media dollars. For P&G, it will be the first time in nearly two decades that it has reviewed its U.S. buying account.

Consumers today have unprecedented access to information creating an intensifying power shift. It is imperative for consumer products companies to stay ahead of the connected world by taking full advantage of going direct.

The Pretzel Crisps brand (from Snyder's-Lance) explains how it redesigned its website to deliver on a more engaging user experience.

Lexmark wins UK's inaugural Supply Chain Innovation Award.

The limited edition styles are available exclusively at Shoe Carnival, retailing for $50 - $55.

Enjoy Life Foods' CMO Joel Warady, is responsible for developing and executing the sales and marketing strategies for the company and its brands. Here, he divulges the strategies needed for successful marketing initiatives.

Retailers like Whole Foods and Wal-Mart are even joining for a piece of the grocery delivery service category. So, CGT sat down with Richard Demb, CEO and Founder of Abe's Market (named by Forbes as one of The 25 Most Innovative Consumer and Retail Brands) to discuss the growing online grocery shopping trend, and how to differentiate from the competition.