Aside from training 5,000 farmers, agronomists and coffee business professionals every year, a new institute will provide much-needed infrastructure to support rapidly expanding coffee production in the region.
The appointment replaces Dave Evans, who resigned as chief financial officer and executive vice president in January when he accepted a similar role with Columbus-based Battelle.
In a survey of 2,191 U.S. adult consumers, 56 percent indicated that they would be at least somewhat likely to switch to another brand/company based on customer service options. The bottom line: Companies are at risk of losing customers if they neglect to accommodate customer preferences or adopt evolving channels of communication.
Based on votes of 858 analysts from investment managers and 1,580 analysts from sell-side firms, Unilever tops the list as Europe's Most Honored Company in Institutional Investor's All-Europe Executive Team Ranking. Anheuser-Busch InBev, Henkel and British American Tobacco also rank among the leaders.
