Supply Chain & Merchandising

One of the areas that has changed the most in the industry is Sales & Marketing. CGT had the opportunity to sit down with representatives of two major players in the industry to talk about those changes and the ensuing discussion was quite insightful.

Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati. Company veteran David Taylor has been named the successor to chief executive A.G. Lafley, taking the reins of the world’s largest CPG manufacturer.

Kraft Heinz Co. said it is cutting 2,500 jobs in North America, which accounts for about 5 percent of its global workforce, located in the U.S. and Canada.

An investment deal with Coca-Cola will expand the presence of cold-pressured, organic juice and smoothie brand Suja.

Flowers Foods, Inc. announces it will acquire organic bread company Dave's Killer Bread for $275 million.

JDAs integration with IBM Commerce creates simpler omnichannel customerbuying experiences.

Infor and GT Nexus aim to create the first global commerce cloud with end-to-end control and visibility for the production of direct goods.

Energizer will equip its field team with a mobile field force application with advanced capabilities for multi-location audits, branch-logic surveys, photo management and in-store selling.