McCormick & Co., Inc.

This year's agenda honed in on interactive, discussion-type sessions with the launch of CGT University, for starters. Here are ten conference highlights that will strike a leadership chord.

About 12 years ago, McCormick & Company, Inc. embarked on an initiative to develop close, collaborative relationships with a number of its retailers and national food wholesaler customers. This initiative evolved into its customer collaboration platform, which has allowed McCormick to develop formal vendor managed inventory relationships today, among many other unexpected benefits along its supply chain.

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

Northbrook, Illinois-based Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide was recently named shopper marketing agency of record for North America by McCormick & Co.

In his new role, Smith will oversee the company's global finance organization, as well as McCormick shared services and information technology.

This year's class of Visionaries does not disappoint. Whether focused on supply chain, analytics, sales and marketing, or innovation, the insights these leaders share on the pages to come are invaluable. CGT is proud to present 11 movers and shakers who are making a major impression on the industry, starting with a retail visionary most recently from Walmart.

Flavor business McCormick & Company is introducing 16 new products, from new packaging innovations to single-use products.