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While people may debate "nature versus nurture", the right environment can help stimulate creative thought and collaboration that leads to breakthrough innovations.

Hormel Foods aims to energize the protein-based snack category with the launch of Hormel REV wraps.

The apparel and retail company will orchestrate global trade on an automated cloud platform from GT Nexus that helps to connect buyers, sellers and service providers.

Twitter will have dedicated Mondelez International teams in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom and United States, to deliver real-time marketing solutions.

PepsiCo is named to 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Index and releases its Corporate Sustainability Report and Global Reporting Initiative report.

The former Unilever executive brings extensive experience in business operations, change management, IT and systems implementations, in addition to deep CPG experience.

President and CEO Sean Connolly says the transaction provides an entry point into the attractive dried meat snacks category. In related news, Sally Grimes adds President, Hillshire Brands Gourmet Food Group to a long list of responsibilities.

Global spending on big data by organizations will exceed $31 billion in 2013, finds a new market forecast by ABI Research. Interestingly, significant overspending is on salaries, as organizations turn to data scientists and other specialists to leverage big data in the first place.