Food

Lacking in consistency, while retailer demands and dollar spending were increasing, Tyson Foods was challenged to find a solution to build more effective trade promotions.

As Annie's Homegrown grew in size and distribution, so grew its need to replace a "homegrown" spreadsheet-based solution that it used to manage trade promotions.

CGT Publisher Lori Castle gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

In 2007, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 447 products for safety concerns. In 2008, the incidence of recalls doesn't seem to be slowing down. A company's ability to react quickly and effectively in the unfortunate event of a recall has a profound impact on its ability to rebuild brand trust. So, CGT picked the brains of industry experts on everything from avoiding the primary causes of product recalls to preparing a company's supply chain to react if and when a recall hits.

Dreyer's makes executive changes, including: Tony Sarsam is named executive vice president of sales and operations, and Rhonda Ramlo is named executive vice president of marketing, replacing Tyler Johnston who will be retiring this summer after 20 years with the company.

Kraft Foods Inc. will showcase more than 80 new food and beverage offerings for health and wellness, premium taste, quick meals and accessible snacks.

PepsiCo's new design on flavored non-carbonated bottles and packaging eliminates 20 million pounds of waste from the environment.

Tyson Foods and LULAC form partnership to help the hungry through a donation to North Texas Food Bank, contributing more than 15 tons of protein.