Manufacturing

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announces executive changes that further enhance its focus to deliver its global business plan commitments and drive global expansion.

In the second annual edition of the Review & Outlook Report, CGT taps its most valuable resources almost 80 respected industry experts to recommend realistic actions for managing the big changes ahead of us.

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in 2012. Plus, industry experts address market trends and challenges, demand planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), consumer loyalty and much more.

Unilever's Open Innovation team launched a new online platform, which asks experts to help the company find technical solutions it needs to achieve its ambition of doubling the size of its business.

The M&A environment for consumer markets companies is primed for a resurgence in the next two to three years, according to KPMG LLP. Nearly 70 percent of respondents in a recent survey expect their companies to make at least one acquisition in 2012, compared with 57 percent in 2011. Here's a recap of recent M&A activity in consumer goods.

The executive joins the company from Unilever where he served as CEO North America, overlooking Unilever's operations in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

The company's global "Banner Sun" potato chip portfolio has grown to more than $10 billion in annual retail sales, anchored by Lay's, the world's largest food brand and the No. 1 potato chip brand globally.