Operations

The current economic downturn has hit retail and consumer products companies particularly hard, and closely managing margin in today's environment can be a matter of life or death. Read on to find out how Solo Cup Company streamlined the end-to-end product lifecycle to tackle these market pressures head on.

PepsiCo announces that Albert (Al) P. Carey has been named CEO of PepsiCo Americas Beverages, effective immediately, reporting to Chairman and CEO Indra K. Nooyi.

The company names a new COO and starts its search to fill the newly created position of Chief Supply Chain Officer.

The executive will replace Bill Waters, who was named the Companys Chief Corporate Strategy Officer in January.

After acquiring Van Houtte from LJVH Holdings, GMCR announced it would pursue a sale of a portion of the business known as Filterfresh.

Record sales in 2011 prove that the H.J. Heinz Company's investments in emerging markets and innovation are working as key growth enablers, even in a deteriorating economy.