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Supply Chain & Merchandising

  • Hain Celestial Acquires BluePrint

    BluePrint, a marketer and manufacturer of raw, organic cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juices and juice beverages, generated approximately $20 million in sales in calendar year 2012.
  • Starbucks Adds Teavana to Emerging Brands

    Starbucks acquired Teavana for an aggregate acquisition price of approximately $620 million in cash.
  • Hitachi Acquires Operations Management Consulting Firm

    The strategic acquisition is expected to strengthen Hitachi's ability to deliver a complete range of strategy, implementation and technology services for businesses across the globe.
  • Top 5 Sales and Marketing Headlines of 2012

    2012 was another exciting and transformational year in the consumer goods industry, from Kraft's new name to Kimberly-Clark's record-breaking digital marketing program. Join CGT as we revisit the most-read sales and marketing-centric headlines of the year.
  • Chobani Opens World's Largest Yogurt Manufacturing Plant

    Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, Chobani has invested $450 million to build this one-million-square-foot operation in less than 11 months. The company's presence in Idaho has already served as a catalyst for hundreds of new jobs and a significant positive economic impact in the region.
  • Kroger Names President of Fred Meyer Stores

    Lynn Gust, 59, has been senior vice president of operations since 2011. He started his career with Fred Meyer as a parcel clerk in 1970.
  • 2012 Top 100: Packaged Goods

    No. 1 player P&G made progress toward its purpose-inspired growth strategy, while Unilever reported gains in its transformation to a sustainable growth company. Most of the companies on this list followed their lead with modest sales gains in 2011.
  • 2012 Top 100: Retail

    Economic conditions and emerging technologies are forcing retailers to identify new ways to set themselves apart from the competition. Walmart, for example, stepped up supplier collaboration in more ways than one.
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