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When the Kellogg Company brought in a new management team at the end of 2000, one of its first questions was "where is the sales force?"

Gaining increased attention among CG companies in the current economic climate is product lifecycle management (PLM) technology that reduces the time and cost it takes to bring a product to market.

The good news is that Gary Andrews, director of manufacturing and engineering at Campbell Soup Company, recently discovered the potential ROI of an integrated business analytics program.

Nestl is the first food company to partner with the Fair Labor Association to investigate whether children are working on cocoa farms supplying its factories.

The executive will be responsible for Campbells legal, corporate secretary and government relations activities and will be a member of the Campbell Leadership Team.

Continuing a trend THAT started last year, the results of this year's CGT Best of Breed survey on the customer relationship management (CRM) market once again shows that consumer goods firms are far from unanimous in their choice of the top provider.

Sean M. Connolly has been announced as ConAgra Foods new CEO, replacing current CEO Gary M. Rodkin, effective April 6. Rodkin had announced his impending retirement, which will take place at the end of ConAgra Foods' fiscal year, May 31, 2015.

While these companies didn't make the best-of-breed lists in their respective categories, they certainly deserve a look as you put together your RFPs for the coming year.