A Special Committee formed by the American Greeting Board of Directors concluded unanimously that a transaction (valued at approximately $878 million) with the Weiss Family was fair and in the best interests of the company's public shareholders.
With close to one million Twitter followers, Vaynerchuk is known as a true social media trailblazer, and was included in BusinessWeeks list of the top 20 people every entrepreneur should follow. At the 2013 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit, he'll lead a strong speaker lineup of industry thought leaders from Unilever, Mondelez, Paramount Farms, L'Oreal, Applegate and the NY Jets.
By converting to new ERP software, Annabelle Candy enhanced operational efficiencies and achieved rapid regional growth. The companys regional success is prompting Annabelle to focus on establishing a national market for its candy.