Technology

With more than 20 years' experience at British American Tobacco, Marc Van Herreweghe was most recently BAT Group Head of Manufacturing, Innovations Design & Development with responsibility for 45 factories in 40 different countries.

Its latest new cereals reflect what many of today's consumers are seeking: great taste, innovative ingredients, more protein, less sugar, and options that are gluten-free.

In April 2013, The Coca-Cola Company announced that it had signed Letters of Intent with five U.S. bottlers which committed to creating a stronger U.S. business model through the granting of new, expanded territories.

Following its prior announcement of plans to exit the Duracell business, P&G said it now plans to execute a split transaction, in which it will exchange a recapitalized Duracell Company for Berkshire Hathaways shares of P&G stock.

Energizer was determined to accurately assess the ROI of retail service activities at granular levels. It sought to understand which services drive the most incremental sales and which cost the most to perform. It needed a process and a database to collect and deliver the data in a meaningful way.

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman Orr gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

The concept of measuring retail/supplier performance is fundamental to improving a relationship. It sounds so easy to do, but it is not. After a decade of implementation and use, progress on retail scorecards and the measurement of progress in a relationship is happening very slowly.

With Facebook growing rapidly as a powerful consumer touch point, Dr Pepper set out to revamp its social media program. What happened next was nothing short of miraculous. In just 15 months, Dr Pepper's Facebook fan count skyrocketed from one million to 10 million.