Mergers & Acquisitions

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli AG has expressed interest to acquire the Godiva line of chocolate from Campbell Soup Company, according to an article in the Financial Times Deutschland.

VF Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of lucy activewear inc.

Consumer Goods Technology talks with Larry Kumor, VP of Enterprise Applications atThe Scotts Company.

Kellogg Company announces that Joel R. Wittenberg has been promoted to corporate vice president, Treasury and Investor Relations.

Iconix Brand Group Inc. signs an exclusive direct-to-retail license agreement with Wal-Mart for its Ocean Pacific and OP brands for distribution of a broad range of apparel and accessories in the United States.

E-commerce solutions provider GSI Commerce Inc. signs a definitive agreement to acquire Accretive Commerce Inc.

PepsiAmericas Inc. and PepsiCo complete the joint purchase of 80 percent of Sandora LLC, a leading juice company in Ukraine.

Vantage ID Applications, an automatic identification and data capture solutions provider, has spun-out from parent company RSI ID Technologies.