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In the consumer goods community, leaders know that keeping your success a secret can be a detriment to your business. Luckily, many are more than open to not only sharing but celebrating the best practices of their peers. Case in point: CGT received more than 50 nominations for its annual Business & Technology Leadership Awards. In the end, only nine companies were named winners. Find out who they are after the jump.

Inventure Foods, Inc. expands its successful line of Jamba All Natural Smoothies with a new tropically inspired "at home" smoothie flavor.

TruMoo milk contains 40 more calories than plain white milk per serving and is made without high fructose corn syrup.

Thought leaders from Kimberly-Clark, Dean Foods, Del Monte and E&J Gallo Winery join an all star cast of presenters for the 2011 Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference.

The deal will help provide new products and features for SodaStreams core business of home carbonation, and will accelerate its future penetration into new channels.

Besides her financial background, Wan Ling Martello has extensive insight of the consumer and branded goods category.

The creation of the Global Snacks Group and Power of One Americas Council are critical components of the companys long-term strategy to strengthen and extend its global leadership position in snacks and leverage the power of its combined food and beverage businesses.

In addition, through this transaction, Coca-Cola FEMSA will become the owner of a 13.2 percent stake in Promotora Industrial Azucarera, S.A. de C.V. ("PIASA"), a participant in the Mexican sugar industry.