Supply Chain

Saddle Creek will oversee execution, monitoring and reporting of Henkels supply chain logistics performance in the United States and Canada.

Apollo and Metropoulos hope to have America's favorite snacks back on the shelf by this summer. They agreed to pay $410 million to purchase the brands, five bakeries and certain equipment.

The pressure to provide more transparent, accurate product information is mounting, especially since news broke in Europe about horse meat showing up in packaged foods labeled as beef. In a new global study, 70 percent of consumer goods manufacturers and retailers are calling for wider standards adoption across the value chain to meet consumer needs, particularly in the digital world.

TOMS will use a platform from GT Nexus to manage multiple distribution channels, including retail customers, online and the companys giving partner program that supports its One for One model.

Supply chain processes are now three decades old. They are maturing. The understanding of supply chain excellence is evolving. But, substantial progress on costs and inventory management has only happened in the high-tech and electronics industry.For everyone else, progress has stalled. Find out why the CPG and food industries are at a supply chain plateau.

A joint venture between SABMiller and China Resources Enterprise outbid the competition and will now acquire Kingway Brewery Holdings Limited's brewer business for $864 million.

With funding from Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., TerraCycle is launching a national program to reduce and recycle cigarette butt litter, regardless of which manufacturer made the cigarettes.

The time of the smart supply chain is upon us, and grocers are in a unique position to leverage the transformation to respond to customer needs for greater visibility, and industry demands for compliance and traceability. Here, IDC Retail Insights uncovers the challenges and opportunities that these changes will present to consumer goods manufacturers.