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About 12 years ago, McCormick & Company, Inc. embarked on an initiative to develop close, collaborative relationships with a number of its retailers and national food wholesaler customers. This initiative evolved into its customer collaboration platform, which has allowed McCormick to develop formal vendor managed inventory relationships today, among many other unexpected benefits along its supply chain.

In a digital and omnichannel world, consumers have access to more information than ever before, and consumer goods companies have to keep up with content they need for all of their brands. That is why this month, CGT asks EnterWorks CEO Rick Chavie about creating consumable content through a robust product information management platform.

The newly formed combined division is a fortification of Mars' already-formidable assets as the company looks ahead to future growth opportunities, according to Packaged Facts.

Simply Good pudding and gelatin mixes are made with real ingredients and contain no artificial flavors, dyes or preservatives.

More than 80 percent of its product line achieved the Non-GMO Project Verification since it began the process in January 2015.

It's like LinkedIn for consumer packaged goods, but instead of posting a resume, the companies are posting a product proposal verified by consumer insights data.

The leading marketing companies teach and expect their brand marketers to holistically drive the P&L, which is ultimately what creates more capable, enterprise-wide leaders, according to the 2016 survey.

Froneri is a new joint venture in ice cream, frozen food and chilled dairy.