Supply Chain

Hillshire to Acquire Pinnacle Foods for $6.6B
On a combined basis, the companies are expected to have leading positions in key frozen, refrigerated and center of store grocery categories.
TOMY International Names CMO
The Board of Directors of TOMY Company, Ltd. has approved this appointment, as the position of Chief Marketing Officer has been vacant since mid-2013.

Mondelez Expands Mobile Futures to Australia

After a successful rollout in the United States and Brazil, the incubator is expected to shape the future of mobile marketing in Australia.
Stores Face the Retail Plague, Close Doors in 2014

This year stirred up the pot of new store closings, not because the retail industry as a whole is in crisis, but because some retailers have found it difficult (or nearly impossible) to keep up in the fast-moving, competitive retailing environment.
McCormick Snags Former Heinz Exec

The new executive will lead the largest business unit for McCormick and will report directly to Lawrence Kurzius, President Global Consumer and CAO.
Snyder's-Lance Gives into Consumer Cravings

Snyder's-Lance Chief Marketing Officer Rod Troni reveals how the company is using consumer insights to reinvent the way Americans snack.
Analytics-Based Planning

Rapid developments in technology along with economic and marketplace changes continue to put pressure on salesforces to adopt new approaches. Are you ready for the next generation of customer planning?
2014 Customer Management Solutions

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in the areas of CRM, TPM, TPO, Salesforce Mobility, etc. Plus, experts discuss new technologies, the retailer-supplier relationship and incorporating big data for better customer insights.
Name that Blimp

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company selects ten finalists in its national "Name the Blimp" contest for its newest airship.
The Perks of Integrated Business Planning

Within the highly competitive branded coffee category, approximately 70 percent to 75 percent of volume is sold on promotion. Today, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA is effectively using a unified system for trade promotion management and forecasting to capitalize on this huge opportunity.