Sourcing

Craftmade International Inc. enters into an agreement with Woodard LLC and CC Industries to acquire substantially all of the assets of Woodard LLC, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad line of outdoor furniture products and related accessories.

PepsiCo's North American truckload network includes all inbound and outbound truckload shipments for Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay North America and Pepsi Cola North America, consisting of 8,000 lanes of traffic and a multi-million dollar spend.

Easton-Bell, the brand owner of Easton, Ridell, Bell, Giro and Blackburn sporting goods, will meet Global Sources suppliers in Shanghai with the intention to source sporting goods and sports equipment from pre-screened suppliers.

METRO Group moves into the second phase of the "Tag It Easy" pilot program, which will enable an additional 70 consumer goods suppliers in China and Vietnam to apply RFID labels to the METRO Group's Germany-based facilities.

The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) has received a 2007 Green Power Leadership award from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Dean Foods Company appoints Gregg A. Tanner to the position of executive vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective November 5.

As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Sara Lee Corporation, the producer of coffee flagship brands such as Douwe Egberts, Merrild, Maison du Cafe and Marcilla, is doubling its worldwide procurement of sustainable coffee.

Supporting long-term environmentally sound practices goes by many names -- going green, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, just to name a few.