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- 3/4/2015
Top 10 Billionaires in Food & Bev
Taking a closer look at <em>Forbes'</em> 29th annual ranking of the world's richest is littered with consumer goods executives. Here, we take a look at the top 10 billionaires in the world across Food and Beverage. - 3/4/2015
Kimberly-Clark CFO Announces Retirement
CFO of Kimberly-Clar, Mark Buthman, announced his plans to retire at the end of 2015, after 33 years with the company. Maria Henry will be his successor and serve as SVP and CFO effective April 27 for a smooth transition. - 3/4/2015
Target Slashes Jobs, Invests $1B in Supply Chain
Target is strengthening its efforts to become a channel-agnostic retailer with mobile serving as the "front door" to its brand, while cutting thousands of jobs is part of a plan to save $2 billion over two years. - 3/3/2015
Hershey Appoints New CFO
In September Hershey announced the retirement of CFO David Tacka. Last week the company named Patricia Little to succeed him, effective March 16. - 3/3/2015
Mondelez Sells Betabox Start-Up to VaynerMedia
Mondelez International has sold Betabox, LLC to VaynerMedia as part of its Mobile Futures initiative to create and incubate new mobile ventures in 90 days. - 3/3/2015
Mondelez Sells Japanese Coffee Venture to Ajinomoto
Mondelez International will sell its 50 percent interest in Ajinomoto General Foods to its joint venture partner, Ajinomoto Co, as part of its ongoing efforts to further focus its portfolio on snacking products. - 2/26/2015
Top 6 Retail Trends to Watch in 2015
2014 was an exciting year in retail. Consumers are back, new technologies are blossoming, and omnichannel content curation is a top priority. Here are the Top 5 areas to watch in 2015. - 2/25/2015
McCormick Acquires Italian Seasonings for $97M
McCormick & Company signed an agreement to purchase Drogheria & Alimentari (D&A), a privately held company based in Italy for $97 million. D&A is a leader in spices and seasonings with annual sales of approximately $57 million. - 2/25/2015
General Mills Delivers Speedy New Product Success
Using the entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, General Mills acted on an intuition, an outside partnership and direct consumer interaction, for a quick innovation with a big impact. - 2/25/2015
PepsiCo to Sell Juices via E-Commerce
PepsiCo is about to shake things up. The company is planning to break into retail by selling its premium snacks and drinks exclusively through e-commerce platforms in India, according to reports.