Technology

Dole Food Company Inc.'s operating subsidiary, Standard Fruit de Costa Rica, and Fondo Nacional de Financiamento Forestal (FONAFIFO), the National Forestry Financing Fund and an entity of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, are working together to establish a carbon neutral product supply chain for bananas and pineapples from its production in Costa Rica to the markets in North America and Europe.

Consumer goods companies can expect to gain valuable shopper insights from a new generation of consumer panel services created by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) based on Wal-Mart's unique customer segments.

Steve and Barry's selects SAP software to support its global growth objectives.

Terra Technology, a provider of demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions for consumer products companies, announces that Carol Wiener joins the company as vice president of Consulting.

Through a licensing agreement. Procter & Gamble (P&G) will provide Dunkin' Donuts coffee to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, and drug stores throughout the Unites States.

Vantage ID Applications, an automatic identification and data capture solutions provider, has spun-out from parent company RSI ID Technologies.

Mattel Inc. voluntarily recalls one toy from the "CARS" die-cast vehicle line (the Sarge character), manufactured between May 2007 and July 2007, containing impermissible levels of lead.

As part of the global "Coke Side of Life" campaign, The Coca-Cola Company announces plans for a new global Olympic television commercial featuring Olympians LeBron James and Yao Ming.