Beverages

Tiesta Tea is not a traditional consumer goods company — although its knack for scoring distribution deals with the likes of Target would make any old-school CPG envious.

Traditional packaged goods makers loaded up on snacks before the holidays: Campbell Soup agreed to acquire Snyder’s-Lance Inc.and Hershey Co. struck a deal to buy Amplify Snack Brands.

Consumers increasingly are demanding details about the clothing they buy and the food they consume, making transparency and traceability a clear business imperative.

The brand is the latest addition to the WX wine portfolio, which also includes such names as Bread & Butter, Jamieson Ranch Vineyards and Chronic Cellars.

Speedway encouraged shoppers to customize their coffee with a “Your Coffee, Your Way” contest. Speedy Rewards loyalty cardholders entered by sharing their coffee creation on a dedicated web page.

The move comes after SodaStream's entire line of natural unsweetened essences sold out just two weeks after being introduced on the brand's website.

Albertsons Cos. reprised its annual “Stock Up Sale,” this year tying the promotion to its Gas Rewards program.

CGT continues its "Who’s Who" series of editorial features focusing on the people behind the systems and processes that make consumer goods businesses run efficiently. This month, we recognize the people behind the technologies that drive business success.