With limited visibility into its trade spend activity, Weetabix' trade-driven organization was challenged to access specific product or brand information from spreadsheets and settle deductions efficiently.
The North American grocery company will retain the iconic Kraft Foods name: The name changes will become effective upon its separation before the end of 2012.
Unilever's Open Innovation team launched a new online platform, which asks experts to help the company find technical solutions it needs to achieve its ambition of doubling the size of its business.
The M&A environment for consumer markets companies is primed for a resurgence in the next two to three years, according to KPMG LLP. Nearly 70 percent of respondents in a recent survey expect their companies to make at least one acquisition in 2012, compared with 57 percent in 2011. Here's a recap of recent M&A activity in consumer goods.
The company's global "Banner Sun" potato chip portfolio has grown to more than $10 billion in annual retail sales, anchored by Lay's, the world's largest food brand and the No. 1 potato chip brand globally.
A new contest giving new products an opportunity to win virtual shelf space on Walmart.com has exceeded the retailer's wildest expectations. Consumer enthusiasm proves that @WalmartLabs, Walmart's hub for innovation at the intersection of social, mobile and retail, is on track to lead the next generation of e-commerce.
The executive joins the company from Unilever where he served as CEO North America, overlooking Unilever's operations in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
