Supply Chain & Merchandising

PepsiCo and The Pepsi Bottling Group agree to jointly acquire a 75.53percent stake in Russia's leading branded juice company, JSCLebedyansky, excluding the company's baby food and mineral waterbusiness, for $ 1.4 billion.

Pilgrim's Pride shuts down several chicken facilities as part of a planto curtail losses amid record-high costs for corn, soybean meal andother feed ingredients and an oversupply of chicken in the UnitedStates.

As soon as a prediction of a cold Arctic air mass and snow hits the news, the buying begins. Read on to find out how Campbell Soup Company arms itself with the knowledge to prepare for whatever Mother Nature has in store.

Global manufacturer Ryobi Technologies Inc. implemented Cognos 8 BI and Cognos ReportNet to improve communication and credibility of information world.

Intermec, IBM, and OATSystems streamline RFID solutions implementations and act as certified host.

Bacardi renews a contract to market DISARONNO after the 10 year anniversary of its distribution agreement the company.

Kraft Foods has an entire group within its business dedicated to consumer insights, but beyond that, one member of the company is working to shape insights for the industry. Part of Kraft's strategy includes a commitment to "rewire the organization for growth" and technology plays a leading role.

Sunny Garga, president, Business and Consumer Insights Information Resources Inc. shares his perspective on the current state of analytics as well as future trends.