Food

Godiva wanted a social media agency that had experience in the food and hospitality industry to help it establish a reputable social presence in the UK.

The former Kettle Foods CEO brings a strong track record of experience at other companies such as Frito-Lay, P&G and Starbucks to his new role.

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.

Brynwood Partners has a well-established track record of reviving smaller brands or businesses that are divested from large corporations.

The luxury Belgian chocolatier has chosen eCommera and its cloud base e-commerce platform DynamicCommerce, which is powered by Demandware.

Hershey has increased its investment in China over the past several years and is one of the fastest growing confection companies in China.

Social media may have played a big part in the grocer's decision as 20,000 consumers have taken action to urge Chobani to drop GMOs from its supply chain, and posted comments on Chobanis Facebook page.