Snacks

The newly created Meals and Desserts, and Enhancers and Snack Nuts business units are formed to create more focused and less complex businesses.

Past recipients have included the chairman and CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates and the chairman and CEO of IBM Corporation Samuel J. Palmisano.

Designed to meet the increasing demand for healthy food products at a great price, Target is introducing Simply Balanced, a new food collection within its owned brand portfolio.

The appointment comes at a time when PepsiCo's underperforming beverage unit has been under scrutiny, with Wall Street chattering about the possibility of a spinoff of the unit to focus on its faster-growing snacks.

With the help of The Biggest Loser Ambassadors, the four-month consumer sampling expedition will begin at Popcorn, Indianas headquarters in Englewood, N.J. on May 31, 2013.

Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld says, "The race is on for us to secure and expand our positions in these fast-growing markets." The company expects to increase investments by about $100 million this year,
$200 million in 2014 and up to $300 million in 2015.

Forbes annual snapshot of the 100 most powerful women includes top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires, celebrities and more. Here, CGT highlights the top 10 most powerful women in the consumer goods industry, and in this 10th edition, attention must be paid to PepsiCos Indra Nooyi, who appeared on the inaugural list in 2004 and is still here today.

Campbell enters the rapidly-growing premium baby food category and expands its core business in North America.