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Consumers will taste-test the best of what Bertolli Olive Oil has to offer in the form of mobile content, featuring recipes and bite-size videos starring Chef Fabio Viviani.

Brynwood Partners has completed six acquisitions from Nestle USA, with this acquisition being the third in the past 14 months.

Hillshire withdrew its recommendation of the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods following receipt of the unilaterally binding offer from Tyson.

The acquisition valued at $860 million is expected to position TreeHouse as the private label leader in the on-trend and high growth healthy snacks sector.

Following the conclusion of the bidding process, Tyson Foods submits unilaterally binding offer to acquire Hillshire Brands for $8.55 billion in cash.

The first half of 2014 flew by, yet so much has changed. CGT stops time for a moment to recap the most-read news and trend stories on consumergoods.com from January through June. What does this short list tell us? Consumer trends, industry predictions and big data, of course, are the top-of-mind topics among our readers. And, it seems as though everyone is trying to figure out the next big thing.

Valued at $6.8 billion, the deal is another alternative to a recently proposed offer from Pilgrims Pride, and is also subject to the termination of Hillshire's previous merger agreement with Pinnacle.

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman Orr gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.