Technology

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.

Samsung and adidas establish a partnership to create miCoach, areal-time training system that, according to the duo, is designed tomotivate, inspire and enable athletes at all levels to reach theirunique training goals.

Following a 2005 merger, British American Tobacco Belgium instigated and implemented a major project to improve business information across the supply chain, drive increased sales and ultimately increase market share.

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

With nearly 200 salespeople spread across the United States who service regional industrial accounts such as Home Depot and Lowes, The Bosch Group identified an opportunity to increase the productivity of its salesforce by having a quicker and more flexible reporting tool.

Hallmark Cards Inc., a company in the gift wrap industry for 91 years, introduces its newest innovation: Adhesive Gift Wrap.

Tropicana Products Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc., unveils TropicanaPure Valencia 100 percent orange juice, a national first from thiscompany.