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.
Senior financial executives of global food and beverage companies expect to achieve improved financial performance in 2011, but foresee difficulty in sustaining profit margins and increasing market share.
After it was rebuffed in private discussions, ConAgra went public to say it would like to buy Ralcorp for $86 per share in cash, or approximately $4.9 billion, plus the assumption of $2.5 billion in debt.
Despite a weak economy, consumer packaged goods marketers are developing new products that raise the bar on consumer expectations around everyday CPG solutions.
What cultural and consumer shifts are affecting consumer packaged good (CPG) trends? Market and consumer trends researcher Mintel, Chicago, says a dozen factors will impact CPG products in 2011.
Dairy products giant Dean Foods Co., Dallas, said it hired consumer packaged goods industry veteran Shaun Mara as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
Global consumer and market researcher Mintel International Group said it hired Pete Giannakopoulos as president for the company's Chicago-based Mintel Americas’ Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).