Supply Chain & Merchandising

With a Symphony EYC solution, the Talking Rain category management, marketing and sales teams are expected to provide retailers with insights around how to best assort and merchandise the emerging enhanced water category.

IDC Manufacturing Insights reveals the top 10 decision imperatives for 2015 and beyond, driven by complex value chains, support for continuing emerging market growth, customer (and consumer) centricity, ubiquitous connectivity and data-driven insights.

The acquisition gives Talenti an unprecedented opportunity to grow and expand its footprint and reach more consumers.

In his new role the executive oversees the strategy and execution of its retail management, customer account teams, field sales, customer development, and customer experiences.

Early reports predict a slow kickoff to the holiday shopping season could bring an estimated 11% drop in sales year over year. Despite gains in online traffic and sales, overall sales were soft this Thanksgiving as the average shopper spent 6.4% less over the long weekend.

The newly appointed EVP, Global Categories and Operations, and CEO for PepsiCo Europe, are expected to further strengthen the companys management team.

Created in 2002, the Innov brand created through this joint venture has not met the development expected by both partners.

The new, licensed Community coffee K-Cup packs plan to launch in spring 2015 with extensions into K-Carafe packs for the Keurig 2.0 brewing system and Bolt packs for the Keurig BOLT Carafe Brewing System in the future.