Manufacturing

Nearly 1,500 government officials and suppliers convened at the recentWalmart U.S. Manufacturing Summitto advance American renewal in manufacturing. The event underscored Walmarts commitment to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made productsover the next 10 years and featured announcements from suppliers that, combined, are expected to create more than 1,000 domestic jobs.

The transaction is expected to boost Dorel's bicycle revenues to more than US$ 1 billion.

The appointment follows the planned retirement of Ira J. Lamel as Chief Financial Officer, that was previously announced on September 5, 2012.

Diamonds CEO states that the proposed settlement eliminates the burden of further time, expense and risk related to the class action, allowing the Diamond team to focus on growth.

The J. M. Smucker Company completes an acquisition of Enray Inc., a privately-held manufacturer and marketer of premium organic, gluten-free ancient grain products.

The agenda for this leading consumer goods industry conference also features innovation thought leaders from Kraft Foods, Kimberly-Clark, Clorox, CleanWell and more.

There has been much talk about omni-channel consumers and the impact theyve had on traditional CPG commerce. While its true that the CPG landscape has undergone monumental shifts, the motivation for consumers is quite simple: to take greater control of their lives.

The move comes after a partnership between Unilever and co-creation community eYeka in order to further tap into its open creativity platform across Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Russia and South Africa.