IRI’s latest Times & Trends report, “Taking Stock of CPG Past and Future: Gear Up Now for a Year of Growth,” analyzes the lessons learned in 2015 and provides insight into several key trends that will drive growth in 2016.
Kane Is Able (KANE) added a Northeast Ohio warehouse to its national distribution network to address growing customer demand in the Greater Cleveland-Akron-Canton market.
Lascom Solutions, San Diego, Calif., made available its CPG solution update, designed to help U.S. food processors comply with the new INCO (Information to Consumers) labeling regulations.
Athena Controls Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., launched Maestro, a system of temperature controllers, sensors and data recorders for process equipment used to manufacture fast-moving consumer packaged goods.
Information Resources, Inc., a Chicago-based market research firm, conducted extensive research into the daily eating habits of Americans and found that the age-old image of a family seated around the dining room table enjoying a home-cooked meal is falling by the wayside.
DSC Logistics, Des Plaines, Ill., expanded their U.S. network with the construction of a state-of-the-art food and consumer packaged goods retail consolidation logistics center in the new logistics park in Moreno Valley, Calif.
Most recently, there has been a push by CPG companies toward certification of packaging suppliers. This promises to be a major theme at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2013, Sept. 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced plans to merge two of its portfolio companies—Hearthside Food Solutions and Ryt-way Industries.
A new study by Boston-based The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Chicago-based Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) identified the top-performing companies in the U.S. consumer packaged goods industry.