Coca-Cola names Marcos De Quinto as new chief marketing officer
Coca-Cola chief marketing and commercial officer Joe Tripodi will retire at the end of February 2015, to be replaced by Marcos De Quinto.
Archives for October 22, 2014
Animal Welfare Institute questions US cattle handling
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has been sent a written appeal by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) requesting that it revises the association’s guidelines for the handling of cattle raised for beef, in the USA.
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Venezuelan controls encourage major meat and livestock smuggling to Colombia
The Venezuelan government’s economic policies have created a boom in the smuggling of contraband meat and livestock to neighbouring Colombia. The trade is pushing down Colombian prices, putting consumers at risk and threatening the country’s hopes of...
Coke's capitulation to the 'new normal', and could a newly graduated MBA run the business? Analysts unpick Q3 2014
Coke appears to be capitulating to the ‘new normal’ operating environment by lowering its revenue and volume growth targets, according to one financial analyst, while disaffected investor David Winters claims there is 'failure and disarray' within the...
US hummus category could break $1bn barrier in a few years
Eat Well Embrace Life: 'Suddenly beans went from boring to exciting... We want to be the Chobani of hummus'
US sales of hummus have almost doubled since 2009 to top $600m, but could easily break through the $1bn mark in the next few years, predicts Eat Well Embrace Life, which is carving out a leading role in the ‘other bean hummus’ category and aims to be the...
Unilever reports lowest quarterly growth in five years
Unilever share prices fell 3% in morning trading after the company reported its lowest quarterly growth in nearly five years.
Insight: How 100 trillion bacteria in your gut help to keep you healthy
I am one of many scientists around the world whose work involves studying an ecosystem of diverse species. Some are already known to us, others have never been catalogued before.