Supply Chain

The acquisition of Bevyz adds unique and complementary technology and research and development capabilities as Keurig Green Mountain gears up to launch its Keurig Cold platform in the fall of 2015.

Both executives will help guide the GS1 US strategy to drive adoption and usage of GS1 Standards across multiple industries to support improved supply chain efficiencies, regulatory requirements, and the needs of today's consumer, including more accurate and complete product information.

The 25-year consumer packaged goods industry veteran most recently served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Franchise Relations & Transformation for Coca-Cola North America Group.

The winning startup will receive the opportunity to pilot a project with one of Kimberly-Clark's global brands such as Kleenex, Huggies, Depend, Scott or Kotex.

With a Symphony EYC solution, the Talking Rain category management, marketing and sales teams are expected to provide retailers with insights around how to best assort and merchandise the emerging enhanced water category.

A new initiative is expected to help project managers and planners enhance collaboration, decision-making and execution throughout the project lifecycle.

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