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A conversation with Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley

In August 2004, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJRT) merged with Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company and, as a result, began to take a look at the two companies across all different functions and divisions. The goal was to identify best practices within each organization and build the best company going forward.

Rob Hand, director of Industry Strategy, Oracle Corp., explains how companies can deploy a single unified solution requiring no external support from other applications.

The Crystal Light brand marks its second year of a national partnership with the Step Up Women's Network.

Heinz will employ 350 workers at its new frozen meals plant in Florence, S.C.

A new energy drink from Coke Consolidated and Boo Koo Holdings Inc. will initially be available in more than 2,000 convenience stores.

J.M. Smucker Company President and Co-CEO Richard Smucker believes that coffee is the most perfect complement to breakfast and dessert -- two areas that his company knows a lot about. So why not add an iconic brand that has 150 years of history? The equation seems to add up to a perfect fit. Read on to find out how much the merger between Procter & Gamble's Folgers business and Smucker is expected to earn by fiscal year 2009.

Former Campbell Soup executive, Michael Mastroianni, joins Terra Technology to support growing interest in multi-enterprise demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions.