Supply Chain & Merchandising

While 8.3 percent is the industry average for out of stocks, somesupermarkets are successfully employing technologies that maintainaccurate shelf, store and warehouse stock levels.

Heinz will employ 350 workers at its new frozen meals plant in Florence, S.C.

A new energy drink from Coke Consolidated and Boo Koo Holdings Inc. will initially be available in more than 2,000 convenience stores.

J.M. Smucker Company President and Co-CEO Richard Smucker believes that coffee is the most perfect complement to breakfast and dessert -- two areas that his company knows a lot about. So why not add an iconic brand that has 150 years of history? The equation seems to add up to a perfect fit. Read on to find out how much the merger between Procter & Gamble's Folgers business and Smucker is expected to earn by fiscal year 2009.

CJ Apparel forms ERP foundation with Vision Sourcing, Vision Demand Management and Vision Financials from Jesta I.S.

Former Campbell Soup executive, Michael Mastroianni, joins Terra Technology to support growing interest in multi-enterprise demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions.

Speculationwas everywhere about whether or not Belgium brewer InBev will make an offer to buyout St. Louis native Anheuser-Busch. Now the much-anticipated bid is making headlines as Anheuser-Busch confirmed a $46 billion buyout offer by InBev on Wednesday, June 11. Read on to see what the public is saying, from analysts to avid beer-drinkers, about the possible merger.

More than 4,000 Wal-Mart stores across the nation have transitioned to concentrated liquid laundry detergent, saving significant amounts of natural resources.