Supply Chain & Merchandising

Unilever East Africa has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Tatu City Limited for the acquisition of 70 acres of industrial land for future expansion of its manufacturing operations. Find out how this move is part of a stream of investment activities to drive growth in East Africa.

Although technologies, competition and consumer expectations are evolving at hyper-speed, business applications are struggling to keep up. To seize the digital opportunity, consumer goods companies need to fundamentally rethink how applications should be built and deployed. To keep up, follow these three new strategies for application development.

Barry Callebaut has acquired Nyonkopa to cover growing customer need for sustainable and traceable cocoa and the commercial beverages vending activities of FrieslandCampina Kievit.

Lack of infrastructure, unfriendly environmental conditions and a shortage of skilled labor, are just some of the obstacles consumer goods (CG) companies face when expanding into new geographies. However, leading CG companies are taking advantage of this opportunity by leveraging innovative technology solutions to increase sales by up to 8 percent, reach customers much faster and reduce ordering costs by nearly 80 percent. Heres how they do it.

The rise of retail intelligence technology today and in 2016 is ushering in a new era for the CPG world. For CG companies, the question is: Are you ready?

A new offering will help consumer goods companies and brokers maximize the value of every store visit.

Crocs' global e-commerce business grew globally in its third quarter, despite inventory and supply chain issues. Find out what's boosting this footwear retailer's online presence and its five initiatives to improve supply chain performance.

Insight, innovation and action are key levers of growth that are cross-functional themes. That is why consumer goods community leaders reunited (now in its 17^th year) to engage these important areas of focus, during the 2015 Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference.