Beverages

Vermont's Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is planning to ask its shareholders to change the company's name to Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

The new leader brings more than 22 years of CPG and food industry experience from companies including Dean Foods Morningstar division, ConAgra Foods and Swift and Company.

Earlier in his career, the candidate held general management, marketing and sale roles across Asia with global companies such as Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Duracell and Nestl.

The new products stretch across Kellogg Company's U.S. portfolio, including cereal, snacks and frozen foods, and will deliver the taste and nutrition consumers are seeking, while providing options that meet their increasingly hectic lifestyles.

Effective January 1, 2014, the integrated North America business will be segmented into a traditional company and bottler operating model that will better suit the unique needs of the North America market.

Big break ups led to big changes on this Top 20 list of food manufacturers in 2012.

Following a limited distribution in the northeast, Sparkling Fruit2O has seen a positive response both from consumers and retailers.

CGT's exciting awards season came to a close this Fall. Let us introduce you to the finalists and winners in six award categories, including our very first CIO of the Year.