Manufacturing

The new member comes to the Jones Soda Board from companies such as Altria Group, Kraft Foods and General Foods among others.

The demand for Product Data Management solutions has never been greater. Data synchronization is the foundation that has facilitated commerce and value chain operations for over a decade, and it will be the foundation to meet tomorrow's product data management challenges.

2011 has been an exciting and transformational year in the consumer goods industry. Here, we revisit a handful of the biggest news stories from Walmart's decision to finally share POS data to Kraft Foods big split which will undoubtedly have a continuing impact on the state of the industry.

Overall, the economy still wasn't looking pretty in 2010, but it wasn't completely ugly either. Most of the consumer goods companies on CGT's Top 100 list made modest sales gains. A few leapfrogged the competition. Yet, many others were still fighting an uphill battle.

Trade spend remains both a hot topic and a huge expense. CGT and AFS Technologies polled the industry to understand how far-reaching TPM initiatives really are.

Mergers and acquisitions continue to transform the beverage list year after year, and growth remains steady for the majority. Find out who leads the pack and why.

Say hello to an old friend: Pfizer Inc. knocked out some competition in the OTC pharmaceutical market when it acquired Wyeth's consumer healthcare brands last year.

It's a similar story every year for this highly regulated, highly scrutinized industry. The trend continues toward innovating nicotine products, with British American Tobacco leading the way.