Supply Chain & Merchandising

The investment is in addition to PepsiCo's investment over the past two years in two new manufacturing facilities, a new foods plant in Binh Duong and a new beverages plant in Can Tho.

When news was released that Wal-Mart is RFID tagging garments, the media went nuts. Claims ran the gamut from consumer privacy concerns to surreptitious motives to RFID redo circa 2004. Here, IDC Retail Insights Research Director Leslie Hand debunks the rumors to provide a strong business case for RFID tagging in apparel.

Starting this week, Sara Lee's board has initiated a process to select a new chief executive officer, looking at both internal and external candidates.

Parlux deploys a warehouse management solution to help deliver quality products to its customers at a reduced cost and timeframe.

The nation's top retailers managed to hold on to their coveted spots even in the troublesome economy. But a new group of companies is sneaking onto the playing field, according to an annual ranking of retailers by sales.

Being green isn't new to Kraft Foods, but senior leadership raised the bar significantly in the last three years, making sustainability a company-wide effort and setting aggressive goals. Here, Kraft Foods' VP of Sustainability Steve Yucknut shares big sustainability wins in four key areas, all of which have been made possible in part by a "greener" corporate culture.

The new make-at-home smoothies feature all natural ingredients and 120 calories or less per serving.

Bear Naked, Kashi, Odwalla and Clif Bar helped TerraCycle to collect more than 1.5 million wrappers and pay charities nearly $32,000: TerraCycle also works with Elmer's, Scotch Tape, Sharpie, Paper Mate and EXPO brands to clean up the office products industry.