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Entries Tagged as 'Markettrends'

Capture the Voice of the Customer

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Connections

Google “customer voice” and more than 43 million results come up — software, articles, Wikipedia, services and more — covering a range of topics from survey results to how-to’s. Nobody is alone in wanting to anticipate what customers will want or need next.

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Can a Cuppa Joe Forecast the Economic Future?

July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Corporate News, Markettrends

Forget about tea leaves. Maybe economists should be reading coffee grounds. 

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How to Make the Numbers Add Up to Sales

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Connections

She’s got the data committed to memory, and before the meeting’s over, she’ll know a lot of facts about this prospective client and his company. But does she understand enough to earn his business?

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P&G Supplier Sustainability Rating Starts in July

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Corporate News, Markettrends

Procter & Gamble this week launched its sustainability scorecard (much as Wal-Mart did a few years ago), to assess suppliers’ environmental footprints.

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Chairman’s Corner

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Chairman's Corner

It’s easy to rest on your laurels when you host an event as successful as PACK EXPO. But you and I both know — we just can’t do that. And we won’t. PMMI will keep PACK EXPO relevant for customers, members and exhibitors.

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Sara Lee Bakery CEO Resigns

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Markettrends, People

Sara Lee Corp. Executive Vice President and North American Fresh Bakery CEO James W. Nolan has resigned, effective Friday, April 9. Source: Business Week

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Borges Foods Names CEO

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Markettrends, People

Specialty food seller Borges USA-Star Fine Foods has named Jeffrey Freeman president and CEO. Freeman was previously president and CEO of Tetley USA. Source: FresnoBee

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Hormel Opens Iowa Plant

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Facilities, Markettrends

Hormel opened a new facility in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 30. This is the first new Hormel plant built in over a decade. Source: Austin Daily Herald

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J. M. Smucker Co to Build in Ohio

March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Facilities, Markettrends

As part of a process to streamline production, J. M. Smucker Co. will build a new facility in Orrville, Ohio, and add equipment to an existing facility in Ripon, Wisc. The plan will also close plants in Memphis, Tenn., and Ste. Marie, Quebec. The company has also announced plans to expand its New Orleans Folgers [...]

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Bongards’ Creameries to Open in Tennessee

March 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Facilities, Markettrends

Bongards’ Creameries has purchased a new facility in Humboldt, Tenn. Source: Jackson Sun

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