Supply Chain

Anheuser-Busch will begin packaging 44,000 cases of emergency drinking water or 1,056,000 cans this week for residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters.

The philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company pledged $1 million to local community relief efforts. Funds will help provide resources for necessary food and shelter in the short-term and will aid in the long-term rebuilding efforts.

Sources say the sale process is at an advanced stage, and that the company has received interest from multiple parties.

The donation includes a $250,000 cash contribution from Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund to the American Red Cross and $250,000 in food to Feeding America.

Some of the best minds in the CG industry met in Orlando, Fla. earlier this week for the 14th annual Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. There, they swapped insight-driven strategies for driving top-line growth. Hot topics included retailer collaboration, demand chain excellence, IT enablement and much more. Get a sneak peak behind the scenes here.

When store supplies for Kimberly-Clark's retail partners are out of synch with production forecasts, it can have a very real impact on the $20.8 billion personal care products giant's sales. So, the company invested in data analytics software to provide far more visibility into real-time demand trends.

This month, Robert Byrne, president and CEO of Terra Technology, provides his perspective on how supply chains have evolved and what it will take to stay ahead of the curve.